linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc: add support for rtc NXP pca8565

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Date:   Sun, 30 Oct 2016 11:53:55 +0100
From:   Joachim Eastwood <manabian@...il.com>
To:     VENKAT PRASHANTH B U <venkat.prashanth2498@...il.com>
Cc:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: add support for rtc NXP pca8565

Hi Venkat,

On 30 October 2016 at 09:03, VENKAT PRASHANTH B U
<venkat.prashanth2498@...il.com> wrote:
> This is a patch to add support for
> NXP rtc pca8565

>From a quick look the PCA8565 register layout looks very similar to
PCF8563 which already has a driver (rtc-pcf8563).

Can you use that driver instead of creating a new one? If so; send a
patch for rtc-pcf8563 that adds "pca8565" to the set of i2c ids.


regards,
Joachim Eastwood