Messages in this thread | | | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCHv7 0/7] Convert exiting EEPROM drivers to NVMEM | Date | Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:56:42 +0000 |
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On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 08:59:17PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote: > This patch set converts the old EEPROM drivers in driver/misc/eeprom to > use the NVMEM framework. These drivers export there content in /sys as > read only to root, since the EEPROM may contain sensitive information. > So the first patch adds a flag so the NVMEM framework will create its > file in /sys as root read only. > > To keep backwards compatibility with these older drivers, the contents > of the EEPROM must be exports in sysfs in a file called eeprom in the > devices node in sys, where as the NVMEM places them under class/nvmem. > So add this optional backwards compatible to the framework, again > using a flag. > > Then convert the at24, at25 and 93xx46 by adding regmap support, > removing each drivers own /sys code and registering with the NVMEM > framework. > > Lastly, the old memory accessor mechanism has been replaced with the > nvmem equivalent.
Nice job, all now queue up.
greg k-h
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