Re: [PATCH 3/3] phy: ulpi: add driver for TI TUSB1210

From: Felipe Balbi
Date: Thu Jan 22 2015 - 15:51:32 EST


On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 01:39:58PM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 11:17:49AM +0200, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 09:45:39AM -0600, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/phy/ulpi/tusb1210.c b/drivers/phy/ulpi/tusb1210.c
> > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > index 0000000..ac77f98
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/drivers/phy/ulpi/tusb1210.c
> > >
> > > do you really need this extra ulpi directory ?
> > >
> > > I wonder if phy-tusb1210.c as a name would be enough.
> >
> > IMO grouping the ULPI PHY drivers and other ULPI bus code into
> > separate folder from the start is the right thing to do.
>
> A correction to this comment. I probable don't need this folder. Like
> you said, phy-tusb1210.c should be enough..
>
> <snip>
>
> > > In fact, we might decide to add an entire ULPI bus, eventually, though
> > > I'm still considering if there's any benefit to that.
> >
> > I don't think I understand this comment? ULPI bus is what I'm
> > introducing in this set (the first patch in it)?
>
> ..I talked with Alex about this :). So I think the bus belongs under
> drivers/usb/core/ instead of driver/phy/. It's not really tied to the
> Generic PHY framework in any way, but ULPI is of course USB specific.

right, maybe drivers/usb/ulpi or maybe drivers/ulpi, and have
phy-tusb1201 register under that ulpi_bus_type instead of
platform_bus_type, but still use drivers/phy to register itself a phy
provider ;-)

--
balbi

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