Status of arch/arm in linux-next

[Linus Walleij]

2011/5/2 Samuel Ortiz <sameo at linux.intel.com>:
> Hi Linus,
>
> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 09:56:41AM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
>> 2011/4/21 Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>:
>>
>> >> Most MFD things are, like I2C chips and stuff but this one sure
>> >> match the title "multifunctional device", just that it's very singleton
>> >> and very close to the SoC core.
>> >
>> > One property of MFD devices is that they register a fixed set of
>> > child devices (cells) that are each providing separate functionality
>> > and have their own drivers. If that's not the case with prcmu,
>> > I think it should not be an MFD driver.
>>
>> It's both-and. The power domain regulators and cpufreq are
>> platform devices and will work nicely as MFD cells spawn
>> off the PRCMU. (Just that nooned did it that way before.)
>
> That looks like a potential candidate for drivers/mfd/. I'd have to look at
> the code to take it or not, but it's probably worth trying.

OK I'll hack something up!

Linus Walleij