linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/6] spi: pxa2xx: Respect Intel SSP type given by a property

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Message-ID: <Y02SJNTxrLMjpZfG@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:34:28 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
        Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/6] spi: pxa2xx: Respect Intel SSP type given by a
 property

On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 06:17:36PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 08:12:39PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> 
> > Allow to set the Intel SSP type by reading the property.
> 
> > +	/* Always try to read property */
> > +	device_property_read_u32(&pdev->dev, "intel,spi-pxa2xx-type", &value);
> 
> What is the advantage of pushing this into firmware?

To distinguish better what the controller generation is there.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko