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Re: [PATCHv7 0/7] Convert exiting EEPROM drivers to NVMEM

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On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 08:59:17PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> This patch set converts the old EEPROM drivers in driver/misc/eeprom to
> use the NVMEM framework. These drivers export there content in /sys as
> read only to root, since the EEPROM may contain sensitive information.
> So the first patch adds a flag so the NVMEM framework will create its
> file in /sys as root read only.
> 
> To keep backwards compatibility with these older drivers, the contents
> of the EEPROM must be exports in sysfs in a file called eeprom in the
> devices node in sys, where as the NVMEM places them under class/nvmem.
> So add this optional backwards compatible to the framework, again
> using a flag.
> 
> Then convert the at24, at25 and 93xx46 by adding regmap support,
> removing each drivers own /sys code and registering with the NVMEM
> framework.
> 
> Lastly, the old memory accessor mechanism has been replaced with the
> nvmem equivalent.

Nice job, all now queue up.

greg k-h

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[PATCHv7 0/7] Convert exiting EEPROM drivers to NVMEM Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-02-26 21:00 +0100
  [PATCHv7 3/7] eeprom: at24: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM framework Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-02-26 21:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCHv7 3/7] eeprom: at24: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM  framework Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@mleia.com> - 2016-03-02 22:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCHv7 3/7] eeprom: at24: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM  framework Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-03-02 22:50 +0100
        Re: [PATCHv7 3/7] eeprom: at24: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM  framework Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@mleia.com> - 2016-03-03 00:10 +0100
  [PATCHv7 5/7] eeprom: at25: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM framework Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-02-26 21:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCHv7 5/7] eeprom: at25: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM  framework Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@mleia.com> - 2016-03-02 23:00 +0100
  [PATCHv7 4/7] eeprom: at25: Remove in kernel API for accessing the EEPROM Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-02-26 21:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCHv7 4/7] eeprom: at25: Remove in kernel API for accessing  the EEPROM Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de> - 2016-02-28 22:10 +0100
  [PATCHv7 6/7] eeprom: 93xx46: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM framework Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-02-26 21:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCHv7 6/7] eeprom: 93xx46: extend driver to plug into the  NVMEM framework Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@mleia.com> - 2016-03-02 23:10 +0100
      Re: [PATCHv7 6/7] eeprom: 93xx46: extend driver to plug into the  NVMEM framework Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-03-02 23:30 +0100
        Re: [PATCHv7 6/7] eeprom: 93xx46: extend driver to plug into the  NVMEM framework Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@mleia.com> - 2016-03-03 00:20 +0100
  [PATCHv7 7/7] misc: at24: replace memory_accessor with nvmem_device_read Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-02-26 21:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCHv7 7/7] misc: at24: replace memory_accessor with  nvmem_device_read Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de> - 2016-02-28 22:10 +0100
  [PATCHv7 1/7] nvmem: Add flag to export NVMEM to root only Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-02-26 21:10 +0100
  [PATCHv7 2/7] nvmem: Add backwards compatibility support for older EEPROM drivers. Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2016-02-26 21:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCHv7 0/7] Convert exiting EEPROM drivers to NVMEM Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-03-02 02:00 +0100

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