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From: Michal Suchanek <hramrach@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:22:24 +0200
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Subject: Re: [linux-sunxi] [PATCH 2/3] spidev: Add DT binding example.
To: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
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On 28 April 2015 at 16:16, Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 02:52:54PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
>> On 28 April 2015 at 14:15, Eric D. <eric.dillmann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > I was just seeking a way to make spidev device appear under mainline kernel
>> > and found this thread.
>> > Could someone explain the right way to do this ?
>
>> There is no approved RightWay(tm).
>
> That is not the case as you well know.  As has been said several times
> the compatible for the device should be added to the match table in
> spidev.c.

That's a way unusable for people who actually want to use spidev so it
might be TheApprovedWay(tm) but not RightWay(tm).

Thanks

Michal
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