linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] mfd: ds90ux9xx: add TI DS90Ux9xx de-/serializer MFD driver

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Date:   Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:33:21 +0300
From:   Vladimir Zapolskiy <vladimir_zapolskiy@...tor.com>
To:     <kieran.bingham@...asonboard.com>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
CC:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@...ia.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] mfd: ds90ux9xx: add TI DS90Ux9xx de-/serializer MFD
 driver

Hi Kieran,

On 10/12/2018 02:47 PM, Kieran Bingham wrote:
> Hi Vladimir,
> 

[snip]

> 
> Essentially they are multi purpose buses - which do not yet have a home.
> We have used media as a home because of our use case.
> 
> The use case whether they transfer frames from a camera or to a display
> are of course closely related, but ultimately covered by two separate
> subsystems at the pixel level (DRM vs V4L, or other for other data)
> 
> Perhaps as they are buses - on a level with USB or I2C (except they can
> of course carry I2C or Serial as well as 'bi-directional video' etc ),
> they are looking for their own subsystem.
> 
> Except I don't think we don't want to add a new subsystem for just one
> (or two) devices...
> 

I suppose that the incomplete list includes Maxim GMSL, TI FPD-Link III,
SMSC/Microchip MOST (drivers/staging/most -- what's the destination after
exiting staging?) an Inova APIX.

--
Best wishes,
Vladimir