linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: add GPO driver for PCA9570

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Date:   Wed, 24 Jun 2020 16:01:16 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Sungbo Eo <mans0n@...ani.run>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: add GPO driver for PCA9570

On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 9:06 AM Sungbo Eo <mans0n@...ani.run> wrote:
>
> This patch adds support for the PCA9570 I2C GPO expander.

> Tested in kernel 5.4 on an ipq40xx platform.
>
> This is my first time submitting a whole driver patch, and I'm not really familiar with this PCA expander series.
> Please let me know how I can improve this patch further. (Do I also need to document the DT compatible string?)
>
> FYI there's an unmerged patch for this chip.
> http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/pipermail/driverdev-devel/2017-May/105602.html
> I don't have PCA9571 either so I didn't add support for it.

My very first questions to such (simple) driver submissions is: Have
you conducted research of existing drivers and found that none is
suitable for this chip?
Do this and answer in a commit message, if it will be still valid.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko