linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] x86/platform: Increase maximum GPIO number for X86

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Message-ID: <YRp6yHt7JMmGvvQn@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 16 Aug 2021 17:48:40 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] x86/platform: Increase maximum GPIO number for
 X86_64

On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 03:55:59PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 3:35 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 03:25:13PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 4:44 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > > <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

...

> > > Wouldn't
> > >
> > > default 1024 if X86_64
> > > default 512
> > >
> > > be sufficient?
> > >
> > > It's either X86_64 or X86_32 anyway AFAICS.

Fixed in v2.

...

> > Btw, what do you think. do we need comment above and help text here? I copied
> > these from ARM, but I'm not sure it would be useful on x86 as much.
> 
> Both the comment and the help text aren't particularly useful IMO.
> 
> The comment is a bit confusing even, because x86 kernels are
> multiplatform as a rule.

Ditto.


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko