On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:26:15 +0100, Andreas Larsson <andr...@gaisler.com> wrote: > I am looking into writing a driver for a core running on sparc that is mostly > but not entirely compatible with the cpu mode of spi-fsl-spi. I am thinking of > what could be the best approach for realizing this. Any comments on a > preferred > approach in this situation? > > These are two different approaches I see to solve the situation without too > much > code duplication: > > Appproach A: Extend spi-fsl-spi and spi-fsl-lib to work outside of a FSL SOC > environtment and outside powerpc. This would require ifdefs for the driver to > be > able to compile and work on sparc (or other platforms) - see patch draft at > the > end. Everything that has to do with cpm and sysdev/fsl_soc.h needs to be > within > ifdefs. Then the core in question could be added as another "mode" in the > spi-fsl-spi driver with core specific code embedded inside spi-fsl-spi.c just > as > for the other existing modes.
>From what you've shown, I would support this approach. The proof is in what the final patch looks like though. g. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ spi-devel-general mailing list spi-devel-general@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spi-devel-general
