[PATCH v11 net-next 9/9] mfd: ocelot: add support for the vsc7512 chip via spi

Colin Foster colin.foster at in-advantage.com
Tue Jun 28 13:24:22 PDT 2022


On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 01:07:51PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/28/22 01:17, Colin Foster wrote:
> > --- a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> > @@ -962,6 +962,24 @@ config MFD_MENF21BMC
> >  	  This driver can also be built as a module. If so the module
> >  	  will be called menf21bmc.
> >  
> > +config MFD_OCELOT
> > +	bool "Microsemi Ocelot External Control Support"
> > +	depends on SPI_MASTER
> > +	select MFD_CORE
> > +	select REGMAP_SPI
> > +	help
> > +	  Ocelot is a family of networking chips that support multiple ethernet
> > +	  and fibre interfaces. In addition to networking, they contain several
> > +	  other functions, including pictrl, MDIO, and communication with
> 
> 	Is that                      pinctrl,
> ?

Yep. Good catch. Thanks!

> 
> > +	  external chips. While some chips have an internal processor capable of
> > +	  running an OS, others don't. All chips can be controlled externally
> > +	  through different interfaces, including SPI, I2C, and PCIe.
> > +
> > +	  Say yes here to add support for Ocelot chips (VSC7511, VSC7512,
> > +	  VSC7513, VSC7514) controlled externally.
> > +
> > +	  If unsure, say N.
> 
> -- 
> ~Randy



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