On 14/02/2023 20:28:05+0000, Chris Packham wrote: > Hi Ibrahim, > > On 9/11/22 01:22, Ibrahim Tilki wrote: > > Adding support for Analog Devices MAX313XX series RTCs. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ibrahim Tilki <Ibrahim.Tilki@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Zeynep Arslanbenzer <Zeynep.Arslanbenzer@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > drivers/rtc/Kconfig | 11 + > > drivers/rtc/Makefile | 1 + > > drivers/rtc/rtc-max313xx.c | 1070 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 3 files changed, 1082 insertions(+) > > create mode 100644 drivers/rtc/rtc-max313xx.c > > What is the current state of this work? I see there are some comments on > this v3 iteration from late last year and I couldn't find any newer > iteration on any mailing list. We've got some new hardware arriving soon > that will have the MAX31331 RTC and I'm keen to see this patch series > land. Is there anything I can do to help it along? I can't be very > specific about when I'll see the new hardware (who can these days), the > last update was "boards are due in March". > > For the maintainers on the Cc list once the dust settles how would I get > this supported in a LTS kernel (we're currently using the 5.15 series)? > Or is totally out of the question because it's not just a new device id? This will not happen, you will have to update to the next LTS (which you should do anyway) -- Alexandre Belloni, co-owner and COO, Bootlin Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering https://bootlin.com
