linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] serial: 8250: add gpio support to exar

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Date:	Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:58:17 +0200
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] serial: 8250: add gpio support to exar

On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 6:27 AM, Sudip Mukherjee
<sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 08:28:51PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Sudip Mukherjee
>> <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com> wrote:
>>

>> There are at least two approaches:
>>  - use 8250_pci, etc as a library (see example: 8250_mid.c)
>>  - force 8250_pci to use external libraries in some cases (seems your approach)

Third one btw is to blow up the 8250_pci. (This actually was the main
reason why we chose separate driver approach in our case).

>> Of course better to gather maintainer's opinion first.
>
> Greg, can you please give some idea here about the best way to approach...
> I personally think, having it as a module with the minor changes that
> Alan and Andy has suggested is the best approach.

> The only downside is
> that the module gets loaded even if the device is not there.

How is that?

> But for
> arguments sake, the module will be enabled in the config only if someone
> is interested to build it. Everyone has the option to disable it if
> required.


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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