linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 00/21] auxdisplay: ht16k33: Add character display support

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Message-ID: <CANiq72=wnrwGbWygt2R_rsyKf3hq6vJUad4NDJwR4FeNFHZ55Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:44:45 +0200
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Robin van der Gracht <robin@...tonic.nl>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Paul Burton <paulburton@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Marek Behun <marek.behun@....cz>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/21] auxdisplay: ht16k33: Add character display support

Hi Geert,

On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 4:45 PM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
>
> The Holtek HT16K33 LED controller is not only used for driving
> dot-matrix displays, but also for driving segment displays.
> The current auxdisplay driver is limited to dot-matrix displays, which
> are exposed as a frame buffer device.
>
> This patch series extends the driver to 4-digit 7-segment and quad
> 14-segment alphanumeric displays, allowing the user to display and
> scroll text messages.

Thanks for all your work on this. Unless somebody is against this, I
will pick it up.

Cheers,
Miguel