Subject: [PATCH v2 01/10] ARM: NUC900: Add nuc970 machine support

From: [email-masked] (Wan Zongshun)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:14:47 +0800

On 2016?07?12? 12:30, Wan Zongshun wrote:
>
>
> On 2016?07?12? 00:04, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> On Sunday, July 10, 2016 3:27:21 PM CEST Wan Zongshun wrote:
>>> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_SOC_NUC970),)
>>>   obj-y                          := irq.o time.o mfp.o gpio.o clock.o
>>>   obj-y                          += clksel.o dev.o cpu.o
>>> +endif
>>>   # W90X900 CPU support files
>>
>> When mfp.o is disabled like this, I get a link error in two drivers
>> using the exported interface:
>>
>> ERROR: "mfp_set_groupg" [drivers/spi/spi-nuc900.ko] undefined!
>> ERROR: "mfp_set_groupi" [drivers/input/keyboard/w90p910_keypad.ko]
>> undefined!
>
> Why remove mfp modules? this multifunction pin driver should be used for
> those two drivers, if no mfp_set_groupX, I don't think driver can work.
>
> Now mfp has standard driver subsystem?
>
>>
>> Any idea for a better migration strategy?

Arnd, If you still think the mfp should be removed, we can send a series 
patches to instead of using mfp interface quickly, and do mfp set in 
local driver. Do you think it is ok?

>>
>>     Arnd
>>
>>
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