Re: [PATCH 8/8] serial: exar: Add support for IOT2040 device

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Sat May 13 2017 - 09:54:22 EST


On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This implements the setup of RS232 and the switch-over to RS485 or RS422
> for the Siemens IOT2040. That uses an EXAR XR17V352 with external logic
> to switch between the different modes. The external logic is controlled
> via MPIO pins of the EXAR controller.
>
> Only pin 10 can be exported as GPIO on the IOT2040. It is connected to
> an LED.
>
> As the XR17V352 used on the IOT2040 is not equipped with an external
> EEPROM, it cannot present itself as IOT2040-variant via subvendor/
> subdevice IDs. Thus, we have to check via DMI for the target platform.
>
> Co-developed with Sascha Weisenberger.
>

Please, refactor that using properly formed DMI structrure and use its
callback and driver data facilities/

stmmac's pattern that you obviously applied does not actually suit here.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko