linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: qcom: Add generic ssbi and spmi GPIO/MPP bindings

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Date:	Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:19:32 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: qcom: Add generic ssbi and spmi GPIO/MPP bindings

On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 9:01 PM, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org> wrote:

> The drivers don't really need to know which PMIC they're for, so
> make a generic binding for them. This alleviates us from updating
> the drivers every time a new PMIC comes out. It's still
> recommended that we update the binding with new PMIC models and
> always specify the specific model for the MPPs and gpios before
> the generic compatible string in devicetree, but this at least
> cuts down on adding more and more compatible strings to the
> drivers until we actually need them.
>
> Cc: <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
> Acked-by: "Ivan T. Ivanov" <iivanov.xz@...il.com>
> Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...ymobile.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>

Patch applied with Rob's ACK.

Yours,
Linus Walleij