[PATCH] AMD Geode CS5535/5536 GPIO driver
Alessandro Zummo
azummo-lists at towertech.it
Sat Feb 14 17:54:46 EST 2009
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:38:11 -0500
Andres Salomon <dilinger at queued.net> wrote:
> > I've been suggested to move it within geode_32. the driver is
> > probably pretty geode specific anyhow.
> >
>
>
> If the whole point is to make the cs553x GPIO stuff portable (and to use
> the portable API), then what's the point if we know that it can/will
> be used by non-x86 platforms?
>
> We already have a cs553x GPIO char device, a geode GPIO lib that
> works (but has flaws).. I'm all for creating The One True CS553x GPIO
> API, but I'd consider something that's geode (and x86)-specific to be
> a waste of time.
GPIO lib is generic enough for most archs to use it and my driver uses it
Anyway I did my homework.. I will submit a revision with the latest suggested
changes... if accepted I will be happy to maintain it.
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Best regards,
Alessandro Zummo,
Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy
http://www.towertech.it
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