Re: [PATCH 2/2] serial: 8250: Add support for 8250/16550 as MFD function

[Lee Jones]

On Tue, 14 May 2019, Esben Haabendal wrote:

> Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > On Tue, 07 May 2019, Esben Haabendal wrote:
> >
> >> Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >> 
> >> > On Fri, 26 Apr 2019, Esben Haabendal wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> The serial8250-mfd driver is for adding 8250/16550 UART ports as functions
> >> >> to an MFD driver.
> >> >> 
> >> >> When calling mfd_add_device(), platform_data should be a pointer to a
> >> >> struct plat_serial8250_port, with proper settings like .flags, .type,
> >> >> .iotype, .regshift and .uartclk.  Memory (or ioport) and IRQ should be
> >> >> passed as cell resources.
> >> >
> >> > What?  No, please!
> >> >
> >> > If you *must* create a whole driver just to be able to use
> >> > platform_*() helpers (which I don't think you should), then please
> >> > call it something else.  This doesn't have anything to do with MFD.
> >> 
> >> True.
> >> 
> >> I really don't think it is a good idea to create a whole driver just to
> >> be able to use platform_get_*() helpers.  And if I am forced to do this,
> >> because I am unable to convince Andy to improve the standard serial8250
> >> driver to support that, it should be called MFD.  The driver would be
> >
> > I assume you mean "shouldn't"?
> 
> Of-course.
> 
> >> generally usable for all usecases where platform_get_*() works.
> >> 
> >> I don't have any idea what to call such a driver.  It really would just
> >> be a fork of the current serial8250 driver, just allowing use of
> >> platform_get_*(), supporting exactly the same hardware.
> >> 
> >> I am still hoping that we can find a way to improve serial8250 to be
> >> usable in these cases.
> >
> > Me too.
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to convince Andy to accept
> something like that.

Andy is not he Maintainer.

What are Greg and Jiri's opinions?

> I might have to do this out-of-tree :(

Well that would suck!

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