Re: [PATCH][Fix] New Unified AVR32/AT91 MCI Driver that supports both MCI slots used at the same time

From: Rob Emanuele
Date: Fri Jun 12 2009 - 14:18:27 EST


Hi Nicolas & Haavard,

>> Well, what is the best way to differentiate it from the at91_mci
>> driver and keep users from trying to use both drivers?
>
> I propose that we setup a kind of choice sub menu in the Kconfig for
> those two drivers when they are both supported.
>

I'll try Haavard's suggestion of making the 2 drivers mutually
exclusive and I'll remove "Unified" verbiage.

>> Who would that be as I haven't seen anyone who maintains any of those
>> boards other than the at91rm8200 (at least nothing listed in the
>> MAINTAINERS file)?  The board-sam9g20ek.c platform only shows Atmel as
>> the most recent copyright.
>
> Hey, AT91 are very well maintained, SAM9 as well as at91rm9200.
> So, AT91 specific bits should be sent to this mailing-list with Andrew
> Victor in copy.

I never meant to imply that they were not maintained or even not
maintained well, only that the maintainer's contact information was
not obvious. Below is a patch to correct that listing for Andrew
Victor.

> I will also certainly add comments on this code.
>

I appreciate any comments you have.

--Rob

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 5d460c9..a3bc13b 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ M: kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
L: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (subscribers-only)
S: Maintained

-ARM/ATMEL AT91RM9200 ARM ARCHITECTURE
+ARM/ATMEL AT91RM9200 & AT91SAM9* ARM ARCHITECTURES
P: Andrew Victor
M: linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx
L: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (subscribers-only)
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