Re: [RFC v6 00/25] Re-use nvram module

2015-10-11 Thread Finn Thain
Hi Laurent, On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, Laurent Vivier wrote: > On 23/08/2015 12:41, Finn Thain wrote: ... > > This patch series has been compile-tested for arm, m68k, powerpc and > > x86. The nvram and thinkpad_acpi modules were regression tested on a > > ThinkPad T43. The /dev/nvram functionality

Re: [RFC v6 00/25] Re-use nvram module

2015-10-11 Thread Laurent Vivier
On 23/08/2015 12:41, Finn Thain wrote: > The generic NVRAM module, drivers/char/generic_nvram, implements a > /dev/nvram misc device. It is used only by 32-bit PowerPC platforms and > isn't generic enough to be more widely used. > > The RTC NVRAM module, drivers/char/nvram, also implements a

Re: [RFC v6 00/25] Re-use nvram module

2015-10-11 Thread Laurent Vivier
On 23/08/2015 12:41, Finn Thain wrote: > The generic NVRAM module, drivers/char/generic_nvram, implements a > /dev/nvram misc device. It is used only by 32-bit PowerPC platforms and > isn't generic enough to be more widely used. > > The RTC NVRAM module, drivers/char/nvram, also implements a

Re: [RFC v6 00/25] Re-use nvram module

2015-10-11 Thread Finn Thain
Hi Laurent, On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, Laurent Vivier wrote: > On 23/08/2015 12:41, Finn Thain wrote: ... > > This patch series has been compile-tested for arm, m68k, powerpc and > > x86. The nvram and thinkpad_acpi modules were regression tested on a > > ThinkPad T43. The /dev/nvram functionality

[RFC v6 00/25] Re-use nvram module

2015-08-23 Thread Finn Thain
The generic NVRAM module, drivers/char/generic_nvram, implements a /dev/nvram misc device. It is used only by 32-bit PowerPC platforms and isn't generic enough to be more widely used. The RTC NVRAM module, drivers/char/nvram, also implements a /dev/nvram misc device. It is used by x86, ARM and

[RFC v6 00/25] Re-use nvram module

2015-08-23 Thread Finn Thain
The generic NVRAM module, drivers/char/generic_nvram, implements a /dev/nvram misc device. It is used only by 32-bit PowerPC platforms and isn't generic enough to be more widely used. The RTC NVRAM module, drivers/char/nvram, also implements a /dev/nvram misc device. It is used by x86, ARM and