[PATCH] p54spi: convert to devicetree
Rob Herring
robh at kernel.org
Fri Mar 17 14:16:21 PDT 2023
On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 05:30:56PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>
>
> The Prism54 SPI driver hardcodes GPIO numbers and expects users to
> pass them as module parameters, apparently a relic from its life as a
> staging driver. This works because there is only one user, the Nokia
> N8x0 tablet.
>
> Convert this to the gpio descriptor interface and move the gpio
> line information into devicetree to improve this and simplify the
> code at the same time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>
> ---
> As I don't have an N8x0, this is completely untested.
>
> I listed the driver authors (Johannes and Christian) as the maintainers
> of the binding document, but I don't know if they actually have this
> hardware. It might be better to list someone who is actually using it.
>
> Among the various chip identifications, I wasn't sure which one to
> use for the compatible string and the name of the binding document.
> I picked st,stlc4560 as that was cited as the version in the N800
> on multiple websites.
> ---
> .../bindings/net/wireless/st,stlc45xx.yaml | 64 +++++++++++++++++
> MAINTAINERS | 1 +
> arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2.dtsi | 4 ++
> arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420-n8x0-common.dtsi | 12 ++++
> arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c | 18 -----
> drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c | 69 +++++++------------
> drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.h | 3 +
> 7 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/wireless/st,stlc45xx.yaml
Binding looks fine, but I assume you'll split this into at least 3
patches?
Rob
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