[PATCH v2 24/28] pinctrl: Add support for the Lantic PEF2256 pinmux

Andrew Lunn andrew at lunn.ch
Mon Aug 7 23:17:11 AEST 2023


On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 03:06:42PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 3:05 PM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org> wrote:
> 
> > > Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina at bootlin.com>
> >
> > So it is a bridge chip? Please use that terminology since Linux
> > DRM often talks about bridges.
> 
> Replying to self: no it's not a bridge, it's a WAN thingy.
> 
> So perhaps write that this is a WAN interface adapter chip.

Hi Linus

In the E1/T1/J1 world, framer is a well understood concept. Maybe the
text needs a bit more background information to explain what this is
to somebody who does not have an old school telecoms background.

   Andrew


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