linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] bus: add Wiegand bus driver

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Message-ID: <Y7WHyqJgXGvDfo+h@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 4 Jan 2023 15:06:02 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Martin Zaťovič <m.zatovic1@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] bus: add Wiegand bus driver

On Wed, Jan 04, 2023 at 02:34:13PM +0100, Martin Zaťovič wrote:
> Add a bus driver for Wiegand protocol. The bus driver handles
> Wiegand controller and Wiegand device managemement and driver
> matching. The bus driver defines the structures for Wiegand
> controllers and Wiegand devices. Wiegand controller structure
> contains the format and payload_len fields to add support for
> different format messages. This should be handled by the
> controller driver.
> 
> Each Wiegand controller should be associated with one Wiegand
> device, as Wiegand is typically a point-to-point bus.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Zaťovič <m.zatovic1@...il.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS             |   2 +
>  drivers/bus/Kconfig     |   5 +
>  drivers/bus/Makefile    |   1 +
>  drivers/bus/wiegand.c   | 768 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Why is this here, yet the driver in drivers/wiegand/ ?

Why not put the bus logic in there as well?

thanks,

greg k-h