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

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Message-ID: <56700575.6040303@linaro.org>
Date:	Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:20:05 +0000
From:	Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
To:	Anatolij Gustschin <agust@...x.de>
CC:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, 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



On 15/12/15 11:05, Anatolij Gustschin wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:26:47 +0000
> Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org> wrote:
> ...
>> Anatolij, Do you see any issues if we totally move this driver to nvmem
>> framework? Which involves relocating and renameing the old eeprom file
>> to /sys/bus/nvmem/devices/*/nvmem
>
> I don't know how many driver users are there and if breaking the
> compatibility matters for them. Relocating/renaming the old eeprom
> file would be acceptable for me, provided it can be accessed from
> user space as before.

Thanks for the quick reply, Yes we do indeed have exactly same access to 
from the user-space by moving to nvmem interface.



--srini

>
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> Anatolij
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