linux-kernel - Re: gpiolib-of: Cannot request gpio with multiple chips

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Date:   Mon, 24 Oct 2016 02:37:14 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Axel Haslam <ahaslam@...libre.com>
Cc:     Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>
Subject: Re: gpiolib-of: Cannot request gpio with multiple chips

On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Axel Haslam <ahaslam@...libre.com> wrote:

> if you agree with the above, What is the best way to proceed ?
> - fix the davinci gpio driver to the new behavior of gpiolib-of
> - fix the gpiolib-of to loop all chips again?

Either fix all users or make the same semantic come back, whatever
makes most sense and gives the cleanest code.

> - revert the patches?

Nah, it's a nice cleanup. Let's see if we can do something better first.
It should be a last resort.

Yours,
Linus Walleij