* Kevin Hilman <khilman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [101116 11:43]: > Grant Erickson <marathon96@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > [...] > > >> Before something like this can merge, I would rather see > >> > >> 1) generic PWM framework pushed along and merged > >> 2) the dmtimer hwmod conversion finished > >> > >> Yes, I know it's a lot more work to fix the core/framework code before > >> having a feature included, but having something more generic that can > >> actually support multiple PWM sources is clearly needed. > > > > No disagreement on the long-term architectural and design goals. All good > > stuff. > > > > However, patches have to be submitted against the repository and branch we > > have today, not those we might have tomorrow. > > This comment is where we diverge. > > An alternative to waiting for the generic framework cleanup/refactor > work is to contribute to it and help it along. Yeah I agree, with Kevin. We should not export any more omap specific functions in arch/arm/*omap*/ as they always lead into maintenance nightmares later on. We still have several merge cycles of work just to get rid of the existing exported functions. Regards, Tony -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
