linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] pinmux: Add TB10x pinmux driver

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Date:	Wed, 29 May 2013 14:21:05 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Christian Ruppert <christian.ruppert@...lis.com>
Cc:	Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...aro.org>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Shiraz HASHIM <shiraz.hashim@...com>,
	Patrice CHOTARD <patrice.chotard@...com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Sascha Leuenberger <sascha.leuenberger@...lis.com>,
	Pierrick Hascoet <pierrick.hascoet@...lis.com>,
	"devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org" 
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] pinmux: Add TB10x pinmux driver

On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Christian Ruppert
<christian.ruppert@...lis.com> wrote:

> I haven't understood how to associate GPIOs to
> other functions, however: Our hardware pin controller makes GPIO pins
> available depending on the configuration of the non-GPIO interfaces.
> This means that in many configurations, GPIO banks are only partially
> available because some pins are used for other purposes. We can't expect
> our customers to manually change the pin assignments in the device tree
> in order to take this into account for every PCB.

But what is it your customers do when customizing a board then?

Part of the promise of the device tree is to make it easy for downstream
users to customize the kernel, *especially* for different boards/systems
using the same SoC, for example. It is very much intended as a
customization tools for embedded developers getting boards from
a chipset vendor.

Maybe I don't understand what is meant by changing the pin
assignments above ...

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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