linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] pinctrl: meson: use one uniform 'function' name

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Date:   Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:46:38 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Yixun Lan <yixun.lan@...ogic.com>, Carlo Caione <carlo@...one.org>,
        Beniamino Galvani <b.galvani@...il.com>
Cc:     Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
        Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@...libre.com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Xingyu Chen <xingyu.chen@...ogic.com>,
        Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        "open list:ARM/Amlogic Meson..." <linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] pinctrl: meson: use one uniform 'function' name

On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 8:33 AM, Yixun Lan <yixun.lan@...ogic.com> wrote:

> These two patches are general improvement for meson pinctrl driver.
> It make the two pinctrl trees (ee/ao) to share one uniform 'function' name for
> one hardware block even its pin groups live inside two differet hardware domains,
> which for example EE vs AO domain here.
>
> This idea is motivated by Martin's question at [1]
>
> [1]
>  http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAFBinCCuQ-NK747+GHDkhZty_UMMgzCYOYFcNTrRDJgU8OM=Gw@mail.gmail.com

There seems to be controversy here so I'd like input from Carlo
and/or Beniamino if possible.

Yours,
Linus Walleij