[RFC][PATCH 0/3] OF-platform PATA driver

[Jeff Garzik]

Anton Vorontsov wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Here is the PATA Platform driver using OF infrastructure.
> 
> Mostly it's just a wrapper around a bit modified pata_platform
> driver.
> 
> Patches are well split for the easier review:
> 
> First one factors out platform_device specific bits and modifies
> pata_platform to be a library-alike driver (with platform_device
> default binding).
> 
> Second patch is OF-driver itself which is using pata_platform
> "library".
> 
> Third patch is PowerPC specific, but I'm still Cc'ing linux-ide,
> just to show how we're using it.
> 
> 
> As an alternative approach we can use plain pata_platform
> driver, but I'm not sure how Linux OF bindings' ideologists will
> or will not like it.
> 
> So, these patches are strongly Request For Comments. Feel free
> to train your nitpicking skills ;-), and/or vote for the option
> you most pleased about (or suggest another?).

Seems reasonable from a libata point of view...


(pata_platform maintainer CC'd)

	Jeff