[PATCH v2] Misc: ARM_CHAR_LCD: Permit the use of a driver on any ARM machine

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Sun Nov 18 06:10:16 EST 2012


On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 02:56:40PM +0400, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> arm-charlcd driver can be used on any ARM machine, so dependency of
> PLAT_VERSATILE is removed.

This needs a better explanation.  We know that it's used on ARMs
reference boards.  Which other platforms will be making use of this
driver?  Do these other boards implement the same interface, including
the presence of the interrupt?

I'd need to re-read the specs, but I think that the interface this
driver uses is provided by ARMs FPGA rather than the LCD module itself,
and re-use of this driver would need that IP to be implemented elsewhere.



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