[u-boot][PATCH 1/3] scripts: Makefile.spl: Enable memory drivers to be built for SPL

[Simon Glass]

Hi Roger,

On Thu, 29 Sept 2022 at 01:03, Roger Quadros <rogerq at kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Simon,
>
> On 28/09/2022 19:27, Simon Glass wrote:
> > Hi Roger,
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Sept 2022 at 06:12, Roger Quadros <rogerq at kernel.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> We will need ti-gpmc driver for SPL. Allow memory drivers
> >> do be built for SPL.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Roger Quadros <rogerq at kernel.org>
> >> ---
> >>  scripts/Makefile.spl | 1 +
> >>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > Please can you use the existing drivers/ram directory?
>
> The ti-gpmc driver is not actually a RAM only controller. Although it can support SRAM.
> It is a more general purpose controller that can support different peripherals.
> It is similar to the drivers already existing in the divers/memory directory.
>
> I was just trying to keep the file layout similar to that in the Linux kernel.
>
> Do you still see a problem with it?

Well in this case perhaps the RAM device would be a child of this one?

But there is no uclass for your new device. One of the drivers in that
dir uses UCLASS_NOP and your one seems to use UCLASS_SIMPLE_BUS

So let's add a uclass for it and describe exactly what it is for.

Regards,
Simon