Re: [PATCH v1 00/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Clean up and add new driver

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 6:52 PM Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 08, 2024 at 06:58:43PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Add a new initial driver for Maxim MAX6958/6959 chips.
> > While developing that driver I realised that there is a lot
> > of duplication between ht16k33 and a new one. Hence set of
> > cleanups and refactorings.
> >
> > Note, the new driver has minimum support of the hardware and
> > I have plans to cover more features in the future.
> >
> > Andy Shevchenko (15):
> >   auxdisplay: img-ascii-lcd: Make container_of() no-op for struct
> >     linedisp
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Free allocated resources in ->release()
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Use unique number for id
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Unshadow error codes in ->store()
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Add missing header(s)
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Move exported symbols to a namespace
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Group line display drivers together
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Provide struct linedisp_ops for future extension
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Add support for overriding character mapping
> >   auxdisplay: linedisp: Provide a small buffer in the struct linedisp
> >   auxdisplay: ht16k33: Move ht16k33_linedisp_ops down
> >   auxdisplay: ht16k33: Switch to use line display character mapping
> >   auxdisplay: ht16k33: Use buffer from struct linedisp
> >   dt-bindings: auxdisplay: Add Maxim MAX6958/6959
> >   auxdisplay: Add driver for MAX695x 7-segment LED controllers
>
> Not all of these patches have made their way to the lists FYI:
> 2024-02-08 16:58 Andy Shevchenko [this message]
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 01/15] auxdisplay: img-ascii-lcd: Make container_of() no-op for struct linedisp Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 02/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Free allocated resources in ->release() Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 03/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Use unique number for id Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 06/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Move exported symbols to a namespace Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 07/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Group line display drivers together Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 08/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Provide struct linedisp_ops for future extension Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 09/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Add support for overriding character mapping Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 10/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Provide a small buffer in the struct linedisp Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 14/15] dt-bindings: auxdisplay: Add Maxim MAX6958/6959 Andy Shevchenko
> 2024-02-08 16:58 ` [PATCH v1 15/15] auxdisplay: Add driver for MAX695x 7-segment LED controllers Andy Shevchenko
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240208165937.2221193-1-andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

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                        Geert

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