linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] gpio: syscon: Add support for a custom get operation

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Date:   Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:34:22 +0200
From:   Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] gpio: syscon: Add support for a custom get operation

Hi,

On Thu 12 Sep 19, 10:18, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 4:29 PM Paul Kocialkowski
> <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com> wrote:
> 
> > Some drivers might need a custom get operation to match custom
> > behavior implemented in the set operation.
> >
> > Add plumbing for supporting that.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com>
> 
> Looks OK but as noted in the other patch: we are accumulating stuff
> in this driver, possibly this syscon part should just be a library
> used by individual drivers that can be switched on/off with Kconfig.

Looks like adding support for a custom get operation would be good to have
before moving to a library then :)

Cheers,

Paul

-- 
Paul Kocialkowski, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com

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