> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 4:37 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 Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:48:37PM +0000, Vadim Pasternak wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 4:53 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 01:50:28PM +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 :( > > > > Hi, > > > > I'd like to kindly clarify whether the patch I sent could be applied, > > or I need to modify something? > > Let the subsystem maintainer catch up with their pending patch review. > OK, Thanks, Greg, for reply. Vadim. > thanks, > > greg k-h -- 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
