linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/13] Add HD44780 Character LCD support

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Message-ID: <20170210143707.GA5719@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:37:07 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Miguel Ojeda Sandonis <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
        Willy Tarreau <willy@...roxy.com>,
        Ksenija Stanojevic <ksenija.stanojevic@...il.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/13] Add HD44780 Character LCD support

On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 03:38:02PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 	Hi all,
> 
> Character LCDs are currently typically driven from userspace, either
> directly through bit-banging, or via some kind of serial (UART/i2c)
> interface.
> 
> This patch series adds kernel support for character LCDs using an
> Hitachi HD44780 Character LCD Controller where its M6800 bus interface
> is connected to GPIOs.  It does so after extracting the character LCD
> core support from the existing Parallel port LCD/Keypad Panel driver
> into its own subdriver.
> 
>   - Patch 1 fixes a bug in the existing panel driver,
>   - Patches 2-8 perform clean ups and improvements to the panel driver,

I've applied the series up to here, I'm guessing the rest will take some
reworks based on review comments.

thanks,

greg k-h