linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] mikroBUS driver for add-on boards

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Date:   Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:24:26 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Vaishnav M A <vaishnav@...gleboard.org>
Cc:     greybus-dev@...ts.linaro.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        arnd@...db.de, johan@...nel.org, elder@...nel.org, robh@...nel.org,
        mchehab+huawei@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        jkridner@...gleboard.org, drew@...gleboard.org,
        robertcnelson@...gleboard.org, rajkovic@...roe.com,
        chrisfriedt@...il.com, zoran.stojsavljevic@...il.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] mikroBUS driver for add-on boards

On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 06:18:12PM +0530, Vaishnav M A wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This Patch series is an update to the mikroBUS driver
> RFC v1 Patch : https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/24/518 .

Please use lore.kernel.org for links, we have no idea if lkml.org will
be working tomorrow or not :)

> The mikrobus driver is updated to add mikrobus ports from device-tree
> overlays, the debug interfaces for adding mikrobus ports through sysFS
> is removed, and the driver considers the extended usage of mikrobus
> port pins from their standard purposes.

I don't know what "properties" and "device" mean with regards to things
here, any chance you can provide a patch to the greybus spec itself that
adds this information so we can better understand the reasoning here to
see if the kernel changes match up with the goals?

thanks,

greg k-h