linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] dt-bindings: pinctrl: document the STMFX pinctrl bindings

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Date:   Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:49:44 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Amelie Delaunay <amelie.delaunay@...com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <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>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] dt-bindings: pinctrl: document the STMFX pinctrl bindings

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 8:19 PM, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 11:47:01AM +0200, Amelie Delaunay wrote:
>> This patch adds documentation of device tree bindings for the
>> STMicroelectronics Multi-Function eXpander (STMFX) GPIO expander.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Amelie Delaunay <amelie.delaunay@...com>

>> +     stmfxpinctrl: stmfx@42 {
>> +             compatible = "st,stmfx-0300";
>> +             reg = <0x42>;
>> +             interrupt-parent = <&gpioi>;
>> +             interrupts = <8 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
>> +             vdd-supply = <&v3v3>;
>> +             status = "okay";
>
> Don't show status in examples.
>
>> +
>> +             stmfxgpio: gpio {
>
> Why does this need to be a sub node? Are there functions beyond GPIO?

Amelie can answer to whether there are, I suspect there
are and in the review of patch 2 I suggest a MFD parent
and parent/child spawning of a MFD child for the GPIO
and pin control device.

Yours,
Linus Walleij