linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] Introduce STMicroelectronics MultiFunction eXpander

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Date:   Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:06:37 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Amelie Delaunay <amelie.delaunay@...com>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] Introduce STMicroelectronics MultiFunction eXpander

Hi Amelie,

thanks a lot for your patches!

On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Amelie Delaunay <amelie.delaunay@...com> wrote:

> This series adds support for STMicroelectronics MultiFunction eXpander
> (ST MFX), used on some STM32 discovery and evaluation boards.

So I take it that the department creating the STMPE
"ST MPE" or "ST Microelectronics MultiPurpose Expander"
Now created a new set of circuits?

Can we first establish whether this new family is really so
different from STMPE that it really needs a new driver in
MFD and GPIO (and I guess pin control as well)?

I would be annoyed to see later that it is just a few bytes
separating it from the STMPE, in that case I think it is
better to just reuse/improve the good old stmpe driver
and take it from there.

Yours,
Linus Walleij