linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] gpio: Add support for Intel SoC PMIC (Crystal Cove)

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Date:	Thu, 29 May 2014 18:00:58 +0300
From:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	"Zhu, Lejun" <lejun.zhu@...ux.intel.com>,
	Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com, bin.yang@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] gpio: Add support for Intel SoC PMIC (Crystal Cove)

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 03:37:37PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> My idea is that you should call gpiochip_add() *first* and then
> add the IRQs to the chip. In succession.
> 
> Rationale: with dynamic GPIO numbers, gpio_to_irq()
> cannot reasonably be working before the gpiochip is added,
> so it should be added first, then the irqchip. Since irq_to_gpio()
> is *NOT* to be used (rather obliterated), this is the sequence
> we mandate.

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense.

I was wrong again, oh well it happens ;-)
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