Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Alchemy: move MMC driver registration to board code.

[Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@mvista.com>]

Manuel Lauss wrote:

> > > Where it really belongs to.
> > I disagree (again). SoC platform devices dont belong with the board code.
> >     
> Figured as much.  However with additional boards the #ifdef mess in
> common/platform.c
> is only going to get worse. MUCH worse.
  We could probably eliminate the board #ifdef in platfrom.c by not 
supplying the platfrom data for MMC1.
> Just look at the au1000-eth platform data situation!
> I have these platform devices on Au1200/Au1300 even thought they don't have
> a built-in MAC.
>   
  Need to add the SoC type checks then when registering the devices. Or 
at least the #ifdef's. :-)
> The board which uses the device should register it.
  Contrarywise, the SoC that has the devices, should register them.

> But, consider the patch withdrawn.
>   
  Thanks.

> Manuel
>   
WBR, Sergei