linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 2/4] pinctrl: pinmux: Add pinmux-select debugfs file

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Message-ID: <349b09f8-fe99-d0d4-dd11-c288bf66cb4d@metux.net>
Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:57:54 +0100
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
To:     Drew Fustini <drew@...gleboard.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>,
        Jason Kridner <jkridner@...gleboard.org>,
        Robert Nelson <robertcnelson@...gleboard.org>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 2/4] pinctrl: pinmux: Add pinmux-select debugfs file

On 02.03.21 06:30, Drew Fustini wrote:

Hi folks,

> Add "pinmux-select" to debugfs which will activate a pin function for a
> given pin group:
> 
>    echo "<group-name function-name>" > pinmux-select
> 
> The write operation pinmux_select() handles this by checking that the
> names map to valid selectors and then calling ops->set_mux().

I've already been playing with similar idea, but for external muxes.
For example, some boards have multiple SIM slots that can be switched
via some gpio pin.

Not sure whether traditional pinmux would be a good match for that.


--mtx

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