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From: olof@lixom•net (Olof Johansson)
To: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell•net>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs•org, i2c@lm-sensors•org,
	rtc-linux@googlegroups•com, James Chapman <jchapman@katalix•com>
Subject: Re: [patch/rft 4/4] rtc-ds1307 platform update, powerpc mpc834x_itx and mpc8313_rdb
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 14:30:12 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070514193012.GA1693@lixom.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200705141137.39961.david-b@pacbell.net>

On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 11:37:39AM -0700, David Brownell wrote:
> On Monday 14 May 2007, Olof Johansson wrote:
> > On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 09:46:41AM -0700, David Brownell wrote:
> 
> > > Didn't update the pasemi reference board; public info doesn't say
> > > which chip it uses.
> > 
> > ds1338.
> 
> OK.  The relevant updates should be evident from this patch.
> 
> Mr Grep tells me that if those powerpc platforms update along
> with csb337, all current rtc-ds1307 users will be upgraded.
> 
> Then there's a separate issue of removing the old SENSORS_DS1337
> driver.  Simpler IMO for those drivers to have one transition,
> to new-style rtc-ds1307, not two (to old-style, then new-style).

Sounds good.

> > > NOTE:  cc'd the relevant powerpc maintainers lists; patches 1-3
> > > will be archived in the rtc and i2c lists.  I'd like to see these
> > > get tested/fixed so that the rtc-ds1307 driver can switch completely
> > > to use the new-style I2c driver model.
> > 
> > Specific URLs can sometimes be useful, so we don't have to go digging
> > through the archives. But thanks for the heads up, I'll make the
> > corresponding changes to my code and test it out.
> 
> The URLS don't exist until after the email's gotten to the list
> servers ... sort of a chicken/egg issue.

Ah yes, good point.

> > (I'm guessing long-term, we will want to pull the chip info out of the
> > device tree instad of have it in a table in the board code, but that's
> > extra credit at the moment.)
> 
> For some definition of "long term".  ISTR seeing patches from Scott Wood
> doing exactly that ... on the I2C list last November or so.  ;)

Yep, I asked on IRC and got a similar answer. I had forgotten about them.

> Right now my concern is how to migrate the rtc-ds1307 driver.  I'd
> prefer to avoid needing to have a period where the legacy mode must
> co-exist with the new-style driver support, or needing to entangle
> with such tree conversions.

Which is why I said "long term", as in "after this is done". :)


-Olof

      parent reply	other threads:[~2007-05-14 19:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-14 16:46 [patch/rft 4/4] rtc-ds1307 platform update, powerpc mpc834x_itx and mpc8313_rdb David Brownell
2007-05-14 17:44 ` Grant Likely
2007-05-14 18:25   ` David Brownell
2007-05-14 18:49     ` David Brownell
2007-05-14 19:02       ` Grant Likely
2007-05-15 13:24       ` [i2c] " Jean Delvare
2007-05-14 18:05 ` Olof Johansson
2007-05-14 18:37   ` David Brownell
2007-05-14 18:52     ` [rtc-linux] " Alessandro Zummo
2007-05-14 19:30     ` Olof Johansson [this message]

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