linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/7] pinctrl: Renesas RZ/A1 pin and gpio controller

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdb48JqghacTsJfiPWHZdpfD1cg1Z7rVWQJO+BmVpVbKHg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:43:48 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     jacopo <jacopo@...ndi.org>
Cc:     Jacopo Mondi <jacopo+renesas@...ndi.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Chris Brandt <chris.brandt@...esas.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Linux-Renesas <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/7] pinctrl: Renesas RZ/A1 pin and gpio controller

On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 5:45 PM, jacopo <jacopo@...ndi.org> wrote:

> I initially created a whole new sub-directory where all the Renesas
> devices with this kind of pin controller would have gone
> (drivers/pinctrl/rz-pfc) but since as of now the only available
> hardware of that type is RZ/A1 and some of its variants, we decided to go
> with a single driver supporting that platform only.
> If more will come, we'll think about supporting them through this
> driver if possible, or create a dedicated directory.
>
> Are you ok with this?

Yep it's OK. It's no big deal to move it into a new subdir if many
new drivers start popping in anyway.

Right now I see the use of renesas,pins as the only big blocker,
I would much like it to use just pins = <>;

Yours,
Linus Walleij