Re: [PATCH 0/5] Add support for Axis, ARTPEC-8 PCIe driver

From: Vinod Koul
Date: Mon May 02 2022 - 06:14:26 EST


On 22-04-22, 08:57, Wangseok Lee wrote:
> > On 18/04/2022 09:20, Wangseok Lee wrote:

> > Maybe, quite probably. The reluctance to extend any existing code makes
> > me doubting this, but I admit that there are many differences.
> >
> >> For these reasons, my opinion is that better to create
> >> a phy, controller both driver with a new file.
> >> Please let me know your opinion.
> >
> > At the end it's mostly the decision of PCIe and phy subsystem
> > maintainers whether they want to have separate drivers for DWC PCIe
> > blocks in ARMv8 Samsung SoCs.
> >
> > In any case, the driver code looks like copied-pasted from some vendor
> > sources, so you need to bring it to shape.

I think havong a common driver helps everyone, many vendors do that
already. If you have a technical issue of adding and maintaining a
common driver upstream we would be eager to understand and help with
that...

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~Vinod