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Subject: Re: [linux-nfc] [[PATCH v1] 0/6] Support of ST NFC Transceiver
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
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Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 08:58:45 +0200
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To: Shikha Singh <shikha.singh@st.com>
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Hi Shikha,

> *** V1.0 ***
> This patch series is generated on top of latest
> code available on nfc-next.
> 
> This patch series introduces the following features:
> 
> (a) A generic Digital NFC UART framework.
> The framework itself is an LDISC registered
> with the tty core. Any NFC transciever implementing
> the digital specs and connected on an UART
> (or on an emulated tty, such as /dev/ttyUSBx, /dev/ttyACMx)
> interface with the host, will require this support.
> 
> (b) An ST NFC Transciever core framework. This implements the
> required digital ops and exposes an interface for the
> underlying phy drivers (UART/ SPI). The services of the phy drivers
> are required when the core wants to transmit/receive frames.
> Also it provides helper functions for the phy drivers, for
> example phy drivers registers with the core when it detects
> a Transciever connected on the corresponding interface.
> The framework currently supports NFC Type 2, Type 4A, Type 4B,
> Type 5 tag read/write.
> 
> (c) An ST NFC UART LDisc driver that registers with the
> Digital NFC UART framework, and with the ST NFC Transciever
> core framework as the UART Phy driver.

lets stop this please and move towards serdev support. We really do not need more line disciplines for this.

Regards

Marcel