linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv8 0/6] n_gsm serdev support and GNSS driver for droid4

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Message-ID: <20200726082520.GA16953@amd>
Date:   Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:25:20 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
To:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Cc:     Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Merlijn Wajer <merlijn@...zup.org>,
        Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv8 0/6] n_gsm serdev support and GNSS driver for droid4

Hi!

> > Here's the updated set of these patches fixed up for Johan's and
> > Pavel's earlier comments.
> > 
> > This series does the following:
> > 
> > 1. Adds functions to n_gsm.c for serdev-ngsm.c driver to use
> > 
> > 2. Adds a generic serdev-ngsm.c driver that brings up the TS 27.010
> >    TTY ports configured in devicetree with help of n_gsm.c
> > 
> > 3. Allows the use of standard Linux device drivers for dedicated
> >    TS 27.010 channels for devices like GNSS and ALSA found on some
> >    modems for example
> 
> Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case just yet. Your gnss
> driver is still aware that it's using n_gsm for the transport and calls
> into the "parent" serdev-ngsm driver instead of using the serdev
> interface (e.g. as if this was still and MFD driver).
> 
> If you model this right, the GNSS driver should work equally well
> regardless of whether you use the serial interface (with n_gsm) or USB
> (e.g. cdc-acm or usb-serial).

We are not going to see that protocol anywhere else, so why is that
a good goal?

Anyway, Tony, is there newer version of this patchset? It would be
good to get something in...

Can I help somehow?

Best regards,
									Pavel
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