linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 0/7] Add Fieldbus subsystem + support HMS Profinet card

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Message-ID: <e07f7575-2617-a11a-fd78-d068b10a8171@metux.net>
Date:   Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:40:01 +0200
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
To:     Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, mark.rutland@....com,
        Andreas Färber <afaerber@...e.de>,
        treding@...dia.com, David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>,
        noralf@...nnes.org, johan@...nel.org,
        Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>, michal.vokac@...ft.com,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, john.garry@...wei.com,
        geert+renesas@...der.be, robin.murphy@....com,
        Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
        sebastien.bourdelin@...oirfairelinux.com, icenowy@...c.io,
        Stuart Yoder <stuyoder@...il.com>,
        "J. Kiszka" <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>, maxime.ripard@...tlin.com,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 0/7] Add Fieldbus subsystem + support HMS Profinet
 card

On 18.04.19 19:34, Sven Van Asbroeck wrote:

> If you have a fieldbus device you want to add to mainline Linux, and> you wish to piggy-back onto the fieldbus_dev subsystem, then we can>
discuss fieldbus API changes/additions/improvements during the> patch
review stage.
With those cases, piggy-backing wouldn't make much sense, as their
semantics is pretty different.

My whole point here was just that it shouldn't be called "fieldbus",
but iec61158 instead.


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