> > > The MEN 14F021P00 Board Management Controller provides an
> > > I2C interface to the host to access the feature implemented in the BMC.
> > > The BMC is a PIC Microntroller assembled on CPCI Card from MEN Mikroelektronik
> > > and on a few Box/Display Computer.
> > >
> > > Added MFD Core driver, supporting the I2C communication to the device.
> > >
> > > The MFD driver currently supports the following features:
> > > - Watchdog
> > > - LEDs
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Andreas Werner <andreas.werner@xxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/mfd/Kconfig | 12 +++
> > > drivers/mfd/Makefile | 1 +
> > > drivers/mfd/menf21bmc.c | 220 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > include/linux/mfd/menf21bmc.h | 31 ++++++
> > > 4 files changed, 264 insertions(+)
> > > create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/menf21bmc.c
> > > create mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/menf21bmc.h
[...]
> > > +static int menf21bmc_write_byte(struct i2c_client *client, u8 val)
> > > +{
> > > + int ret;
> > > + struct menf21bmc *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> > > +
> > > + mutex_lock(&data->lock);
> > > + ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte(client, val);
> > > + mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
> > > +
> > > + return ret;
> > > +}
> >
> > Didn't we ask you to remove these? Just make the i2c_smbus_* calls
> > from within the driver. The I2C subsystem conducts its own locking.
> > I'm really starting to frown on aggregation for the sake of
> > aggregation. It's just overhead.
> >
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I remember Guenther asked to retain the
> original API, not the remove the "abstraction layer". Once we build a board with
> one of these BMCs attached via e.g. SPI we would have to reintroduce it anyways,
> in order to re-use these drivers.
If there are two or more possible interfaces then I agree, these
aggregations would be the best approach. However, as it stands, that's
not currently the case.
Genuine question; are Men on the verge of building such a board, or
are we talking about 'ifs' and 'maybes'?
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