Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCHv4 0/7] Convert exiting EEPROM drivers to NVMEM | From | Srinivas Kandagatla <> | Date | Wed, 17 Feb 2016 10:17:25 +0000 |
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Hi Andrew,
Thanks for the patches, they look good.
Do we have any reason why we should not move these drivers from drivers/misc/eeprom to drivers/nvmem?
--srini
On 16/02/16 23:41, 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. > > AT24 and 93xx46 has been boot tested, at25 compile tested only. > > v2: > > nvmem_register() now supports a backwards compatible flag, and the > Kconfig option has been removed. > > v3: > > Rebase on v4.5-rc1. > Add a patch to replace memory_accessor in the setup() callbacks with > nvmem API calls > > v4: > > Rebase on v4.5-rc3 > Fix lockdep key in patch #2 > > Andrew Lunn (7): > nvmem: Add flag to export NVMEM to root only > nvmem: Add backwards compatibility support for older EEPROM drivers. > eeprom: at24: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM framework > eeprom: at25: Remove in kernel API for accessing the EEPROM > eeprom: at25: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM framework > eeprom: 93xx46: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM framework > misc: at24: replace memory_accessor with nvmem_device_read > > arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-mityomapl138.c | 5 +- > arch/arm/mach-davinci/common.c | 4 +- > drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig | 6 ++ > drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c | 130 +++++++++++++------------ > drivers/misc/eeprom/at25.c | 148 +++++++++++++---------------- > drivers/misc/eeprom/eeprom_93xx46.c | 122 +++++++++++++++++++----- > drivers/nvmem/core.c | 141 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > include/linux/davinci_emac.h | 4 +- > include/linux/memory.h | 11 --- > include/linux/nvmem-provider.h | 5 +- > include/linux/platform_data/at24.h | 10 +- > include/linux/spi/eeprom.h | 2 - > 12 files changed, 387 insertions(+), 201 deletions(-) >
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