linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] net-next: dsa: add dsa support for Mediatek MT7530 switch

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Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:09:06 +0100
From:   Felix Fietkau <nbd@....name>
To:     Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     f.fainelli@...il.com, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com,
        matthias.bgg@...il.com, robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, Landen.Chao@...iatek.com, keyhaede@...il.com,
        objelf@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] net-next: dsa: add dsa support for
 Mediatek MT7530 switch

On 2017-03-23 09:06, Sean Wang wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> The purpose for the regmap table registered is to 
> 
> provide a way which helps us to look up a specific 
> 
> register on the switch through regmap-debugfs.
> 
> 
> And not all ranges of register is defined
> 
> so I only include the meaningful ones in a sparse way 
> 
> for the table.
I think in that case it might be nice to make regmap support optional in
order to avoid pulling in bloat on platforms that don't need it.

- Felix