linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) support

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Date:   Thu, 8 Apr 2021 20:10:21 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Min Li <min.li.xe@...esas.com>
Cc:     "derek.kiernan@...inx.com" <derek.kiernan@...inx.com>,
        "dragan.cvetic@...inx.com" <dragan.cvetic@...inx.com>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization
 Management Unit (SMU) support

On Thu, Apr 08, 2021 at 06:01:42PM +0000, Min Li wrote:
> > 
> > That does not make sense, this is only one kernel module, with one .h file in
> > this patch, I do not see those other files you are talking about...
> > 
> > And if you have named registers that are identical, and yet you only work on
> > one device, that feels like a design flaw somewhere :)
> > 
> 
> Hi Greg, the register files are in the 1/2 patch for the mfd part of the change. 
> The reason they have same named register is because they are all synchronization 
> devices and they share some similar features

But what does that have to do with the misc device?

totally confused,

greg k-h