On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 05:47:33PM +0000, Laszlo Papp wrote: > On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 02:50:50PM +0000, Laszlo Papp wrote: > >> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > On 11/22/2013 01:23 AM, Laszlo Papp wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Just to clarify: you want to have ./gpio/gpio-max6650.c? > >> >> > >> > No, I never said that. I wanted you to register the gpio pins > >> > with the gpio subsystem. I didn't ask you to write a separate > >> > driver for it. > >> > > >> > Sure, strictly speaking one could write a top level mfd driver > >> > and separate gpio and hwmon drivers, but at least in my opinion > >> > that would be overkill. I also never suggested this; you brought > >> > the term mfd into the discussion. > >> > >> Why is it an overkill to write a separate gpio driver for this, and > >> potentially also for the gpio status register of this particular MAXIM > >> chip? > >> > >> Other gpio drivers in the gpio folder are also short. This would not > >> become long either. > >> > > No one prevents you from writing a separate gpio driver. I will certainly > > not prevent you from doing it. Just don't claim that I requested it. > > Same is true for an mfd driver; I won't prevent you from writing one. > > But don't claim that I told you to do it. > > I am not sure if you are trying to claim that with this statement a > separate gpio driver would be acceptable, but it would require a bit > more work, or whether that you would reject such a driver added. > Please explain, for my education, what makes you believe that I would object to or reject to anyone submitting such a driver. Thanks, Guenter _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
