[PATCH RFC V3 2/3] mxs: add driver for ocotp in i.MX23 and i.MX28

Arnd Bergmann arnd at arndb.de
Mon Oct 20 10:32:48 PDT 2014


On Monday 20 October 2014 17:32:37 Stefan Wahren wrote:
> 
> Am 20.10.2014 um 16:44 schrieb Arnd Bergmann:
> > On Saturday 18 October 2014 10:32:51 Stefan Wahren wrote:
> >> This patch brings readonly support for the On Chip OTP cells in the i.MX23
> >> and i.MX28 processor. The driver uses files (one for each cell) in sysfs
> >> as interface.
> >>
> >> ...
> > I think this needs to be an MTD driver, not a "misc" driver, and it
> > should use the proper MTD interfaces instead of introducing an
> > incompatible set of interfaces.
> >
> >       Arnd
> 
> phew that sounds like a lot of work and much complexity.
> 
> Am i right, that i should drop the sysfs interface?
> 
> Does MTD drivers have a readonly text (non binary) user interface?

I haven't looked at the MTD OTP interface in detail, but most
of the other SoCs seem to use it.

	Arnd



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