From: gregkh@linuxfoundation•org (Greg KH)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists•infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v9 1/8] drivers: phy: add generic PHY framework
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:24:47 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130718062447.GA19997@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <51E78525.9000802@ti.com>
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:33:17AM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> >> Wanted to group all the PHY drivers to be used by different subsystems
> >> (SATA/USB/PCIE/HDMI/VIDEO) into a single entity. There were some comments in my
> >> initial version [3] on using a bus_type instead of class but then it was
> >> decided to go with class itself.
> >>
> >> [3] -> http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1302.2/01389.html
> >
> > Ok, but what does the class usage get you?
>
> hmm.. actually I use class only to iterate through the list of devices in *phy*
> class which could very well be implemented using list. Just that I wont have a
> /sys/class/phy/ entry to find the list of phys added in the system. I dont
> think I want to add any other stuff to expose to the user space at this point
> of time.
> >
> >>> When modifying/adding new sysfs stuff, you need a Documentation/ABI/
> >>> entry as well.
> >>
> >> I'm not actually adding any new sysfs entry other than what a *class_create*
> >> must have created. Do I need to add one for that?
> >
> > If you are not creating anything in sysfs at all, why use the driver
> > model? (hint, I think you need to do something here to justify it...)
>
> Well.. it helps me to use pm_runtime to enable clocks utilizing the
> parent-child relationship.
Ok, that's a good reason for this, nevermind then. Care to send the
latest patches you have in emails so I can review them?
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-07-18 6:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-06-26 11:47 [PATCH v9 0/8] Generic PHY Framework Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 11:47 ` [PATCH v9 1/8] drivers: phy: add generic PHY framework Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 12:10 ` Felipe Balbi
2013-07-17 6:29 ` Greg KH
2013-07-17 9:32 ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-07-17 17:25 ` Greg KH
2013-07-18 6:03 ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-07-18 6:24 ` Greg KH [this message]
2013-07-18 6:27 ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 11:47 ` [PATCH v9 2/8] usb: phy: omap-usb2: use the new " Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 11:47 ` [PATCH v9 3/8] usb: phy: twl4030: " Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 11:47 ` [PATCH v9 4/8] ARM: OMAP: USB: Add phy binding information Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 11:47 ` [PATCH v9 5/8] ARM: dts: omap: update usb_otg_hs data Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 11:47 ` [PATCH v9 6/8] usb: musb: omap2430: use the new generic PHY framework Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 11:47 ` [PATCH v9 7/8] usb: phy: omap-usb2: remove *set_suspend* callback from omap-usb2 Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-06-26 11:47 ` [PATCH v9 8/8] usb: phy: twl4030-usb: remove *set_suspend* and *phy_init* ops Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-07-03 9:32 ` [PATCH v9 0/8] Generic PHY Framework Patel, Satish
2013-07-03 10:05 ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-07-03 13:20 ` Felipe Balbi
2013-07-04 5:17 ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-07-04 9:21 ` Patel, Satish
2013-07-04 9:55 ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-07-04 9:58 ` Patel, Satish
2013-07-04 10:12 ` Felipe Balbi
2013-07-04 10:45 ` Patel, Satish
2013-07-08 11:24 ` Patel, Satish
2013-07-08 12:17 ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2013-07-09 2:23 ` Patel, Satish
2013-07-09 11:44 ` Felipe Balbi
2013-07-09 12:33 ` Patel, Satish
2013-07-09 17:34 ` Felipe Balbi
2013-07-30 6:25 ` Rahul Sharma
2013-07-08 13:26 ` Felipe Balbi
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2013-06-28 5:15 ` [PATCH v9 1/8] drivers: phy: add generic PHY framework Kishon Vijay Abraham I
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