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From:   Michael Walle <michael@walle.cc>
To:     tharunkumar.pasumarthi@microchip.com
Cc:     UNGLinuxDriver@microchip.com, arnd@arndb.de,
        gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@linaro.org>,
        Michael Walle <michael@walle.cc>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 char-misc-next] misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: Add OTP/EEPROM driver for the pci1xxxx switch
Date:   Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:28:04 +0100
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> Microchip's pci1xxxx is an unmanaged PCIe3.1a switch for consumer, industrial,
> and automotive applications. This switch integrates OTP and EEPROM to enable
> customization of the part in the field. This patch provides the OTP/EEPROM
> driver to support the same.

Why isn't this driver using the nvmem subsystem which is usually used for
OTP and EEPROM?

-michael