Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754589Ab2BFK7L (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:59:11 -0500 Received: from mail-tul01m020-f174.google.com ([209.85.214.174]:32900 "EHLO mail-tul01m020-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751979Ab2BFK7J (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:59:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1328102793-4313-1-git-send-email-s.hauer@pengutronix.de> References: <1328102793-4313-1-git-send-email-s.hauer@pengutronix.de> From: Christian Gmeiner Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:58:48 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [RESEND] Congatec CGEB base, i2c and watchdog driver support To: Sascha Hauer Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Samuel Ortiz , Jean Delvare , linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, Ben Dooks , kernel@pengutronix.de Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1442 Lines: 39 Hi Sascha, 2012/2/1 Sascha Hauer : > This is a resend of the series I posted in january, only difference > is that this time I have included the i2c and watchdog lists. To > minimize dependencies I suggest pushing this via the mfd tree, given > I get acks on the I2C and watchdog part. > > The following series adds support for the Congatec CGEB interface > found on some Congatec x86 boards. The CGEB interface is a BIOS > interface which provides access to onboard peripherals like I2C > busses and watchdogs. It works by mapping BIOS code and searching > for magic values which specify the entry points to the CGEB call. > The CGEB call is an API provided by the BIOS which provides access > to the functions in an ioctl like fashion. > > For more information about the CGEB API have a look at: > > http://www.congatec.com/single_news+M5d58c9cd155.html > > This document only describes the C API, unfortunately not the > underlying BIOS interface. > > Comments very appreciated. > I am looking forward to see your work in mainline soon. I have here some boards from Congatec and I will review and test your patches during this week. Greets -- Christian Gmeiner, MSc -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/