linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/9 v2] usb: usb251xb: Use GPIO descriptor consumer interface

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Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:29:28 +0300
From:   Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     richard.leitner@...data.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, Sergey.Semin@...latforms.ru,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/9 v2] usb: usb251xb: Use GPIO descriptor consumer
 interface

On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 03:52:57PM -0500, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 01:42:20PM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > The driver used to be developed with legacy GPIO API support. It's
> > better to use descriptor-based interface for several reasons. First
> > of all the legacy API doesn't support the ACTIVE_LOW/HIGH flag of dts
> > nodes, which is essential since different hardware may have different
> > GPIOs connectivity including the logical value inversion. Secondly,
> > by requesting the reset GPIO descriptor the driver prevent the other
> > applications from changing its value. And last but not least the
> > legacy GPIO interface should be avoided in the new code due to it
> > obsolescence.
> 
> All this has nothing to do with the binding. Please make the binding 
> change separate and state why it should be optional.
> 

Ok.

> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/usb251xb.txt |  2 +-
> >  drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c                        | 34 +++++++++-------------
> >  2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)