Re: [PATCH v6 0/9] Generic PHY Framework

[Kishon Vijay Abraham I]

Hi,

On Tuesday 21 May 2013 10:31 AM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Monday 29 April 2013 03:33 PM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> > Added a generic PHY framework that provides a set of APIs for the PHY
> > drivers
> > to create/destroy a PHY and APIs for the PHY users to obtain a
> > reference to
> > the PHY with or without using phandle.
> >
> > This framework will be of use only to devices that uses external PHY (PHY
> > functionality is not embedded within the controller).
> >
> > The intention of creating this framework is to bring the phy drivers
> > spread
> > all over the Linux kernel to drivers/phy to increase code re-use and to
> > increase code maintainability.
> >
> > Comments to make PHY as bus wasn't done because PHY devices can be
> > part of
> > other bus and making a same device attached to multiple bus leads to bad
> > design.
> >
> > If the PHY driver has to send notification on connect/disconnect, the PHY
> > driver should make use of the extcon framework. Using this susbsystem
> > to use extcon framwork will have to be analysed.
> >
> > Making omap-usb2 and twl4030 to use this framework is provided as a
> > sample.
> >
> > This patch series is developed on linux-next tree.
>
> Any comments on this patch series?

Ping..

This series is needed for usb3 phy/sata phy and can also be used by 
certain video phys. I think it's important to get this in.

Thanks
Kishon
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