Re: [PATCH net-next v3 2/2] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) support

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Apr 08 2021 - 14:10:27 EST


On Thu, Apr 08, 2021 at 06:01:42PM +0000, Min Li wrote:
> >
> > That does not make sense, this is only one kernel module, with one .h file in
> > this patch, I do not see those other files you are talking about...
> >
> > And if you have named registers that are identical, and yet you only work on
> > one device, that feels like a design flaw somewhere :)
> >
>
> Hi Greg, the register files are in the 1/2 patch for the mfd part of the change.
> The reason they have same named register is because they are all synchronization
> devices and they share some similar features

But what does that have to do with the misc device?

totally confused,

greg k-h