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SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/13] Add HD44780 Character LCD support
Hi Geert,

On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 03:38:02PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Character LCDs are currently typically driven from userspace, either
> directly through bit-banging, or via some kind of serial (UART/i2c)
> interface.
>
> This patch series adds kernel support for character LCDs using an
> Hitachi HD44780 Character LCD Controller where its M6800 bus interface
> is connected to GPIOs. It does so after extracting the character LCD
> core support from the existing Parallel port LCD/Keypad Panel driver
> into its own subdriver.

That's excellent, I was dreaming about it a few days ago ;-)
Not reviewed yet but I like the idea!

Willy

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