linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] eeprom: 93xx46: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM framework

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Message-ID: <20151215101715.GC17792@lunn.ch>
Date:	Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:17:15 +0100
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
Cc:	GregKH <greg@...ah.com>, maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com,
	wsa@...-dreams.de, broonie@...nel.org, vz@...ia.com, afd@...com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] eeprom: 93xx46: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM
 framework

> Is there a reason for this driver to be using the old style?
> I can understand the issues with at24/at25 but does this driver also
> suffer from such issues?

In order to keep backwards compatibility, we need the older file in
/sys. The only other option is to remove it and see if anybody
complains about us breaking the ABI.

	  Andrew
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