On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 01:50:28PM +0000, Vadim Pasternak wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 4:43 PM > > To: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: dvhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > > akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx; > > linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; platform-driver- > > x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jiri@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [patch v1] drivers/platform/x86: introduce support for Mellanox > > hotplug driver > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 01:01:46PM +0000, Vadim Pasternak wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 3:31 PM > > > > To: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Cc: dvhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > > > > akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx; > > > > linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; platform-driver- > > > > x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jiri@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: Re: [patch v1] drivers/platform/x86: introduce support for > > > > Mellanox hotplug driver > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 01:14:27PM +0000, vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > From: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > > > Enable system support for the Mellanox Technologies hotplug > > > > > platform driver, which provides support for the next Mellanox basic > > systems: > > > > > "msx6710", "msx6720", "msb7700", "msn2700", "msx1410", "msn2410", > > > > > "msb7800", "msn2740", "msn2100" and also various number of > > > > > derivative systems from the above basic types. > > > > > This driver handles hot-plug events for the power suppliers, power > > > > > cables and fans for the above systems. > > > > > > > > > > The Kconfig currently controlling compilation of this code is: > > > > > driver/platform/x86:config MLX_CPLD_PLATFORM > > > > > tristate "Mellanox platform hotplug driver support" > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > --- > > > > > MAINTAINERS | 7 + > > > > > drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig | 10 + > > > > > drivers/platform/x86/Makefile | 1 + > > > > > drivers/platform/x86/mlxcpld-hotplug.c | 543 > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > include/linux/platform_data/mlxcpld-hotplug.h | 90 +++++ > > > > > > > > Why do you need a platform_data .h file for a stand-alone driver? > > > > > > > > > > I have another module mlx-platform, which is reviewed now (I also got > > > a number feedbacks from you on this matter). I want to activate > > > mlxcpld-hotplug from this module. > > > > Ah. Hm, I thought "platform_data" was depreciated. Really, there is no way to > > put this in acpi or device tree? This feels so 1990's... > > > > I can't put in ACPI, since we don't have it. > Regarding device tree - I know how to do it for ARM and PPC, but I didn't find some good examples for x86. > Maybe you can give me some reference for that? I have no idea, sorry :( -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe platform-driver-x86" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
