linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] opp: Add API for getting voltage from supplies

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Message-ID: <20181213104247.kosguuoukoi645pf@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:12:47 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Nick Fan <nick.fan@...iatek.com>
Cc:     Viresh Kumar <vireshk@...nel.org>, Nishanth Menon <nm@...com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org, srv_heupstream@...iatek.com,
        tfiga@...omium.org, Chiawen.Lee@...iatek.com, erin.lo@...iatek.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] opp: Add API for getting voltage from supplies

On 13-12-18, 18:36, Nick Fan wrote:
> This new API is suitable for the users that required to access for
> multiple regulators. And I am one of users who uses this API, but I am
> not able to upstream the GPU kernel driver which uses the new API.

Look at it from mainline's perspective..

- We don't (can't) care about non-mainline stuff. Actually we do care,
  but we can't add code to mainline which is not going to be used by
  any mainline user.

- I am fine with introducing the new API, but that will happen only if
  there is going to be a mainline user as well.

- As you are going to maintain your GPU driver offline, you can
  maintain this patch too.

Sorry Nick.

-- 
viresh