linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/13] Ingenic JZ4740 / JZ4780 pinctrl driver

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Date:   Thu, 19 Jan 2017 07:38:57 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
        Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Maarten ter Huurne <maarten@...ewalker.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Paul Burton <paul.burton@...tec.com>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux MIPS <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
        "linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/13] Ingenic JZ4740 / JZ4780 pinctrl driver

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:14 AM, Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net> wrote:

> One problem still unresolved: the pinctrl framework does not allow us to
> configure each pin on demand (someone please prove me wrong), when the
> various PWM channels are requested or released. For instance, the PWM
> channels can be configured from sysfs, which would require all PWM pins
> to be configured properly beforehand for the PWM function, eventually
> causing conflicts with other platform or board drivers.

Why do you think this?

- Pincontrol handles can be obtained at runtime.
- Pincontrol states can be changed at runtime.

The fact that a the handle is retrived by the device core and set to
the states named "init" or "default" during boot is just a convenience.

You can have as many and as fine-grained states as you want. They
can pertain to just one pin too.

Linus Walleij