[RFC PATCH 0/4] Add support for QMC HDLC and PHY

[Andrew Lunn]

> I can move to a basic framer abstraction as you suggested. At least:
> - devm_of_framer_optional_get()
> - devm_framer_create()
> - framer_notifier_register() or something similar.
> 
> Where do you expect to see this framer abstraction and the pef2256
> framer part ?
> driver/net/wan/framer/, other place ?

That seems like a good location.

> I think driver/net/wan/framer/ can be a good place to start as only HDLC
> will use this abstraction.

> I can use the framer abstraction from the QMC HDLC driver itself or try
> to move it to the HDLC core. Do you think it will be interesting to have
> it move to the HDLC core ?

Having it in the core would be nice. But i don't know that code, so i
cannot say how easy/hard it will be do to. hdlc.c already seems to
have some code for carrier. So you need to be careful not to break
that.

	Andrew