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Message-ID: <543CFC7F.2070607@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:35:43 +0300
From:	Mathias Nyman <mathias.nyman@...ux.intel.com>
To:	David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com>,
	linus.walleij@...aro.org, gnurou@...il.com
CC:	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] gpio/pinctrl: baytrail: move gpio driver from pinctrl
 to gpio directory

On 13.10.2014 22:17, David Cohen wrote:
> Even though GPIO module on Intel Bay Trail is able to control pin
> functionality, it's unlikely Linux kernel driver will ever support it
> since BIOS should handle all pin muxing itself.
> 
> Currently this driver does not register any pinctrl interface and
> doesn't call any pinctrl interface. It just uses on internal functions
> the 'struct pinctrl_gpio_range', which is a weak justification to not be
> under gpio directory.
> 

This discussion was held when gpio-baytrail was first submitted.
These threads explain the gpio/pinctrl-baytrail history:

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=136981432427668&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137113578604763&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137155497023054&w=2

A proper pinctrl driver for baytrail is still not yet ruled out

-Mathias 

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