linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] i2c: mux-pinctrl: Rework to honor disabled child nodes

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Date:	Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:32:11 +0100
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>
Cc:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
	Gabriel Dobato <dobatog@...il.com>, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] i2c: mux-pinctrl: Rework to honor disabled child
 nodes


> If modifying i2c-mux-pinctrl to respect the sub-bus status property is
> such a big issue, I'd rather leave the driver as is and expose all
> sub-busses to userspace.

Well, dunno what 'big issue' is in your book :) What definately needs to
be done is:

* handle "status" at mux-core level, not mux-driver
* that probably needs us to convert i2c_add_mux_adapter() to return
  ERR_PTRs instead of NULL, so we can distinguish the "disabled" case
* that would mean to fix all existing users

That's all not groundbreaking stuff, but needs caution and thoroughness.
There might be some gory details left, though...

Regards,

   Wolfram
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