linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] gpio: Add GPIO support for the ST Multi-Function eXpander

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdaeFXuB1Qv-vqNpf4pHsAysiYh03_gfNoRdHBh1pN_Amw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:47:39 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Amelie Delaunay <amelie.delaunay@...com>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] gpio: Add GPIO support for the ST Multi-Function eXpander

On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Amelie Delaunay <amelie.delaunay@...com> wrote:

> ST Multi-Function eXpander (MFX) can be used as GPIO expander.
> It has 16 fast GPIOs and can have 8 extra alternate GPIOs
> when other MFX features are not enabled.
>
> Signed-off-by: Amelie Delaunay <amelie.delaunay@...com>

As mentioned I think this driver needs to:

- Move to drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-stmfx.c similar to the sx150x controller.
- Pass a regmap around instead of the custom accessor functions.
- Maybe refactor and reuse STMPE infrastructure

Yours,
Linus Walleij