RE: [patch v1 0/3] drivers/platform: replace module x86/mlxcpld-hotplug with mellanox/mlxreg-hotplug

From: Vadim Pasternak
Date: Wed Aug 30 2017 - 15:33:55 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Shevchenko [mailto:andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 10:32 PM
> To: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-
> kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Platform Driver <platform-driver-
> x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Linux LED Subsystem <linux-leds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@xxxxxxxxx>; Lee Jones
> <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>; Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>; JiÅÃ PÃrko
> <jiri@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [patch v1 0/3] drivers/platform: replace module x86/mlxcpld-
> hotplug with mellanox/mlxreg-hotplug
>
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 9:02 PM, Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > The patchset modifies x86/mlxcpld-hotplug.c for making it architecture
> > independent, renames to mlxreg-hotplug and moves it from
> > drivers/platform/x86 folder to new drivers/platform/mellanox folder.
> > This modification also introduces regmap interface for mlxreg-hotplug
> > driver to allow hotplug event functionality over programmable devices
> > logic, when these devices can be attached to different interfaces
> > types, like I2C, LPC, SPI.
> > Module include/linux/platform_data/mlxcpld-hotplug.h is removed and
> > new module include/linux/platform_data/mlxreg.h is to be used instead.
> > Driver drivers/platform/x86/mlx-platform.c is updated according to new
> > interface.
> > Relevant Makefile and Kconfig are updated.
> >
> > This patchset depends on previously sent:
> > [patch v4 1/2] mfd: Add Mellanox regmap core driver because it
> > includes include/linux/platform_data/mlxreg.h from this patch.
> >
>
> I'm fine with this from PDx86 prospective (since driver is going to be
> multiplatform).
>
> While I'm giving you my...
>
> Acked-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> ...I would still like to have a consensus with Darren on it.
>

Hi Andy,

Thank you very much for your reply.

Thanks,
Vadim.
>
> > Vadim Pasternak (3):
> > platform/mellanox: Introduce Mellanox hardware platform hotplug driver
> > platform/x86: mlx-platform: modify hotplug device activation
> > platform/x86: mlxcpld-hotplug: driver removing
> >
> > MAINTAINERS | 12 +-
> > drivers/platform/Kconfig | 2 +
> > drivers/platform/Makefile | 1 +
> > drivers/platform/mellanox/Kconfig | 25 +
> > drivers/platform/mellanox/Makefile | 1 +
> > drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxreg-hotplug.c | 712
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig | 9 -
> > drivers/platform/x86/Makefile | 1 -
> > drivers/platform/x86/mlx-platform.c | 225 ++++++--
> > drivers/platform/x86/mlxcpld-hotplug.c | 515 -------------------
> > include/linux/platform_data/mlxcpld-hotplug.h | 99 ----
> > 11 files changed, 918 insertions(+), 684 deletions(-) create mode
> > 100644 drivers/platform/mellanox/Kconfig create mode 100644
> > drivers/platform/mellanox/Makefile
> > create mode 100644 drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxreg-hotplug.c
> > delete mode 100644 drivers/platform/x86/mlxcpld-hotplug.c
> > delete mode 100644 include/linux/platform_data/mlxcpld-hotplug.h
> >
> > --
> > 2.1.4
> >
>
>
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko