linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] pinctrl: meson: separate soc drivers

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Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:00:33 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>
Cc:     Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Carlo Caione <carlo@...one.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:ARM/Amlogic Meson..." <linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] pinctrl: meson: separate soc drivers

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com> wrote:

> When meson pinctrl is enabled, all meson platforms pinctrl drivers are
> built in the kernel, with a significant amount of data.
>
> This leads to situation where pinctrl drivers targeting an architecture
> are also compiled and shipped on another one (ex: meson8 - ARM - compiled
> and shipped on ARM64 builds). This is a waste of memory we can easily
> avoid.
>
> This change makes 4 pinctrl drivers (1 per SoC) out the original single
> driver, allowing to compile and ship only the ones required.
>
> Reviewed-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>
> Reviewed-by: Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij