linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] spi: spidev: add new mediatek support

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Date:   Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:20:54 +0100
From:   Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>
To:     amergnat@...libre.com
Cc:     broonie@...nel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
        matthias.bgg@...il.com, robh+dt@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] spi: spidev: add new mediatek support

From: Alexandre Mergnat <amergnat@...libre.com>

> Add the "mediatek,genio" compatible string to support Mediatek
> SPI controller on the genio boards.

What is the use case of having the spidev? What if I want to
connect a device with a linux driver to it? It seems like you
just want to expose the SPI bus on the pin header. There was a
similar discussion for a mikrobus connector [1].

-michael

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-devicetree/YmFo+EntwxIsco%2Ft@robh.at.kernel.org/