linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 24/28] pinctrl: Add support for the Lantic PEF2256 pinmux

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Message-ID: <eb99e739-6578-4aee-a0f4-7a0c5e5e81ef@lunn.ch>
Date:   Mon, 7 Aug 2023 15:17:11 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
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        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
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        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 24/28] pinctrl: Add support for the Lantic PEF2256
 pinmux

On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 03:06:42PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 3:05 PM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
> 
> > > Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
> >
> > So it is a bridge chip? Please use that terminology since Linux
> > DRM often talks about bridges.
> 
> Replying to self: no it's not a bridge, it's a WAN thingy.
> 
> So perhaps write that this is a WAN interface adapter chip.

Hi Linus

In the E1/T1/J1 world, framer is a well understood concept. Maybe the
text needs a bit more background information to explain what this is
to somebody who does not have an old school telecoms background.

   Andrew