Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:01:12 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5 1/1] drivers:staging:pruss: add pruss staging mfd driver. |
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On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 01:15:39PM +0530, Subhasish Ghosh wrote: > This patch adds the pruss MFD driver and associated include files. > For details regarding the PRUSS please refer the folowing link: > http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Programmable_Realtime_Unit_Subsystem > > The rational behind the MFD driver being the fact that multiple devices can > be implemented on the cores independently. This is determined by the nature > of the program which is loaded into the PRU's instruction memory. > A device may be de-initialized and another loaded or two different devices > can be run simultaneously on the two cores. > It's also possible, as in our case, to implement a single device on both > the PRU's resulting in improved load sharing. > > Signed-off-by: Subhasish Ghosh <subhasish@mistralsolutions.com>
Please refresh my memory as to why this can't get merged into the "normal" part of the kernel?
> --- /dev/null > +++ b/drivers/staging/pruss/TODO > @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ > +TODO: > + > +0. Functionality wise, everything works. > + > +1. Currently the plan is to add sysfs attributes for > + a. prux/load > + b. prux/unload > + c. prux/run > + d. prux/halt > + These will add to a more dynamic firmware management for the PRU.
Why sysfs?
> + > +2. But, not sure how the fdt will effect these entries. > + > +Please send patches to Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>.
Don't you want people to Cc: you as well?
I'm not going to adopt this driver, I have enough as it is :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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