linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] spi-nor: Add support for Intel SPI serial flash controller

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Message-ID: <20160810073103.GQ1729@lahna.fi.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:31:03 +0300
From:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Jagan Teki <jagannadh.teki@...il.com>
Cc:	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Peter Tyser <ptyser@...-inc.com>, key.seong.lim@...el.com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] spi-nor: Add support for Intel SPI serial flash
 controller

On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 01:02:09AM +0530, Jagan Teki wrote:
> Why is this separate platform driver, can't we combine with single
> spi-nor controller driver, any specific reason?

I also have a PCI driver which uses this same core driver (some CPUs
have the device directly exposed as a PCI device). I'll submit that part
separately later.