On 06/27/2017 05:15 PM, matthew.gerlach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > On Tue, 27 Jun 2017, Marek Vasut wrote: > >> On 06/26/2017 06:13 PM, matthew.gerlach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> From: Matthew Gerlach <matthew.gerlach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> Just wrap it into the Altera QSPI driver , no need for separate platform >> driver IMO. > > Hi Marek, > > I answered this question when you asked why the header file was > necessary, but I think further discussion could be helpful, since this > problem is becoming more prevelent. The Altera Quadspi component is a > soft IP in a > FPGA, and the processor using the component may or may not have device > tree support compiled into the Linux kernel. Since device tree support > may or may not be available, the device tree specific code must be > separated > from the core driver code. I see, that's fine, although there is no PCIe or other support in this submission. Is that planned ? > One can certainly make the case, that device tree support could/should > be available everywhere, but the current reality is most x86 Linux > kernel configurations do not include device tree support. > > For the record, I believe device trees, and more specifically device > tree overlays, are the best way for Linux to use FPGAs, but I have to > deal with the current realities. > > Thanks again for all the great feedback. > > Matthew Gerlach [...] -- Best regards, Marek Vasut -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
