[U-Boot] mtd: spi-nor: new NXP FlexSPI driver location & framework to use ?

[Prabhakar Kushwaha]

Thanks Jagan,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jagan Teki [mailto:jagannadh.teki at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 11:31 AM
> To: Prabhakar Kushwaha <prabhakar.kushwaha at nxp.com>
> Cc: Jagan Teki <jagan at amarulasolutions.com>; York Sun
> <york.sun at nxp.com>; Yogesh Narayan Gaur
> <yogeshnarayan.gaur at nxp.com>; Poonam Aggrwal
> <poonam.aggrwal at nxp.com>; Ashish Kumar <ashish.kumar at nxp.com>; u-
> boot at lists.denx.de
> Subject: Re: mtd: spi-nor: new NXP FlexSPI driver location & framework to
> use ?
> 
> On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 11:08 AM, Prabhakar Kushwaha
> <prabhakar.kushwaha at nxp.com> wrote:
> > Dear Jagan,
> >
> > NXP is coming up with new FlexSPI controller. It is similar to existing QSPI
> with enhanced feature-set.
> > We have the driver ready as per existing framework i.e. driver/spi.
> >
> > From recend discussion, we go to know about framework change.
> > Migration of qspi drivers in u-boot-spi/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/
> git://git.denx.de/u-boot-spi.git branch mtd-spinor-working.
> >
> > We are in dilemma for sending FlexSPI driver upstream.
> > Do we follow existing framework i.e. driver/spi   or new proposed
> framework i.e. u-boot-spi/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/
> >
> > Also, do we have any timeline of u-boot-spi/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/ to
> become default.
> 
> Idea is to move spi-nor, mtd-spinor-working is paused because of non-dm
> drivers accessing. 

This means, flexspi controller driver should be upstream'ed via u-boot-spi/drivers/mtd/spi-nor branch mtd-spinor-working

--pk