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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] minnowboard: Add base platform driver for the
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On Tue, 2013-06-25 at 22:32 -0700, Darren Hart wrote:

> are all board-specific. They map GPIO to their fixed functions and
> provide an API for board-specific queries (minnowboard.c), they provide
> example uses (minnowboard-gpio and minnowboard-keys) which aid in
> experimentation and the development of new drivers.
> 
> Which of these make sense as ACPI devices in your opinion?

Does the firmware contain a corresponding ACPI device with a specific
_HID that defines the programming model? If so, it should have an ACPI
driver. If not, it shouldn't.

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