linux-kernel - Re: Pinmux bindings proposal

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Message-ID: <20120119103112.GD22818@atomide.com>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:31:13 -0800
From:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>,
	"linus.walleij@...ricsson.com" <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>,
	"devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org" 
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"s.hauer@...gutronix.de" <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"rob.herring@...xeda.com" <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	"kernel@...gutronix.de" <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	"cjb@...top.org" <cjb@...top.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Dong Aisheng <dongas86@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Pinmux bindings proposal

* Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca> [120118 11:48]:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 07:32:56AM -0800, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > 
> > But then the .dts file becomes an unreadable matrix unless we have
> > a preprocessor..
> 
> One node per pin does get excessive in a hurry.  I prefer the one node
> per pin controller.  Tools can be written to make writing the
> definition easier.
 
OK that's fine with me. It would be nice to have the .dts readable
too, so I'd prefer a preprocessor over a .dts generation tool to
keep the .dts files readable. Bugs in .dts file can be a big pain
to debug it seems.

Regards,

Tony
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