Re: [PATCH v6 0/7] add support for another simatic board

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Am Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:25:49 +0200
schrieb Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi,
> 
> On 8/25/22 12:44, Henning Schild wrote:
> > changes since v5:
> >   - adding patch to convert to pr_fmt
> >   - adding patch to prefix macros with "f7188x_"
> >   - rebased p1v4 to be p3v5 and added tag
> > 
> > changes since v4:
> >   - remove int case from a printk in p1
> >   - include tags into commit messages
> > 
> > changes since v3:
> >   - update Kconfig as well
> >   - drop chip names from comment in driver header
> >   - add manufacturer check for Fintek again, Nuvoton not possible
> >   - drop revision printing for Nuvoton
> >   - restructure defines again
> >   - add new model 427G
> > 
> > changes since v2: (p1 only)
> >   - rename macros that change behavior
> >   - use chip type not device id in the macros
> >   - reorder defines a bit
> > 
> > changes since v1:
> >   - remove unused define
> >   - fix bug where (base + 2) was used as second data bit
> >   - add macros for "inverted" and "single data bit"
> > 
> > The first two patches apply some style refactorings before actual
> > functional changes are made.
> > 
> > Later, This series enables a SuperIO GPIO driver to support a chip
> > from the vendor Nuvoton, the driver is for Fintek devices but those
> > just are very similar. And in watchdog and hwmon subsystems these
> > SuperIO drivers also share code and are sometimes called a family.
> > 
> > In another step the individual banks receive a label to tell them
> > apart, a step which potentially changes an interface to legacy
> > users that might rely on all banks having the same label, or an
> > exact label. But since a later patch wants to use GPIO_LOOKUP
> > unique labels are needed and i decided to assign them for all
> > supported chips.
> > 
> > In a following patch the Simatic GPIO LED driver is extended to
> > provide LEDs in case that SuperIO GPIO driver can be loaded.
> > 
> > Last but not least the watchdog module of that same SuperIO gets
> > loaded on a best effort basis.
> > 
> > The very last patch enables a second model of that same board type.
> > 
> > Henning Schild (7):
> >   gpio-f7188x: switch over to using pr_fmt
> >   gpio-f7188x: add a prefix to macros to keep gpio namespace clean
> >   gpio-f7188x: Add GPIO support for Nuvoton NCT6116
> >   gpio-f7188x: use unique labels for banks/chips
> >   leds: simatic-ipc-leds-gpio: add new model 227G
> >   platform/x86: simatic-ipc: enable watchdog for 227G
> >   platform/x86: simatic-ipc: add new model 427G  
> 
> So it looks like all these patches are ready for merging now,
> the only thing which is missing is an Ack from Pavel or
> one of the other LED people for patch 5/7.
> 
> Pavel can have your ack for merging this through another tree
> please?

Would i need to send again and include the tags given on v6?

Henning

> So what is the plan for merging this?
> 
> I see 2 options:
> 
> Option a:
> 1. Merge the GPIO changes (patches 1-4) through the GPIO tree; and
> 2. Merge the leds + pdx86 changes through the pdx86 tree
> 
> Option b:
> Merge everything through the pdx86 tree, and I will then provide
> an immutable branch + signed tag for other subsystems to pull
> (if they want to).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Hans
> 




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