linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: cherryview: Add quirk with custom translation of ACPI GPIO numbers

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Date:   Thu, 6 Feb 2020 11:25:21 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Michal Stanek <mst@...ihalf.com>
Cc:     linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stanekm@...gle.com,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, mw@...ihalf.com, levinale@...omium.org,
        mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com, linus.walleij@...aro.org,
        bgolaszewski@...libre.com, rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: cherryview: Add quirk with custom translation
 of ACPI GPIO numbers

On Wed, Feb 05, 2020 at 08:48:04PM +0100, Michal Stanek wrote:
> Dropping custom Linux GPIO translation caused some Intel_Strago based Chromebooks
> with old firmware to detect GPIOs incorrectly. Add quirk which restores some code removed by
> commit 03c4749dd6c7ff94 ("gpio / ACPI: Drop unnecessary ACPI GPIO to Linux GPIO translation").

And on top what Mika asked already, is it a real problem to update firmware?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko