linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Mediatek EFUSE Support

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Message-ID: <56A0EFEA.506@linaro.org>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:49:14 +0000
From:	Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
To:	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>,
	Andrew-CT Chen <andrew-ct.chen@...iatek.com>
CC:	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	"open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND..." <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	srv_heupstream <srv_heupstream@...iatek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Mediatek EFUSE Support



On 21/01/16 14:46, Matthias Brugger wrote:
>
>
> On 21/01/16 15:32, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 21/01/16 09:33, Matthias Brugger wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 14/12/15 11:07, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
>>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>>
>>>> On 14/12/15 04:27, Daniel Kurtz wrote:
>>>>> Hi Srinivas,
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Andrew-CT Chen
>>>>> <andrew-ct.chen@...iatek.com> wrote:
>>>>>> This patch adds EFUSE support driver which is used by other drivers
>>>>>> like thermal sensor and HDMI impedance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are some efuses these fuses store things like calibration data,
>>>>>> speed bins.. etc. Drivers like thermal sensor, HDMI impedance would
>>>>>> read out this data for configuring the driver.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Change in v2:
>>>>>> 1. Rebase to 4.4-rc1
>>>>>> 2. Modify the driver Makefile for more consistent with other drivers
>>>>>> 3. Modify the compatible string to "mediatek,mt8173-efuse" and
>>>>>> "mediatek,efuse"
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you still plan to queue this for v4.5?
>>>>>
>>>> Sorry guys, for the long delay in replying your pings, got busy with
>>>> regular office stuff :-)
>>>>
>>>> Yes, It should go in v4.5, I did send request with my sign-off to Greg,
>>>> he should take it via char-misc tree.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I can't see this patches in the char-misc tree [1].
>>> Can you please double check?
>>
>> Hi Matthias,
>> Thanks for the patience. You should expect them to see after v4.5-rc1,
>> that's when Greg said he would push the patches.
>>
>
> I'm a bit puzzled. Wouldn't that mean that they will get into mainline
> for v4.6.

The delay was due to Christmas holidays, this driver is 4.5 material, so 
it would endup in v4.5-rc2 instead of v4.5-rc1.

thanks
srini
> I just want to know if I can take patch 3/3 through my v4.5-next branch
> (which eventually will be merged into v4.6-rc1) or if I have to wait.

>
> Thanks,
> Matthias