linux-kernel - Re: [rfc, rft, PATCH v1 1/1] gpio: aggregator: Introduce delay support for individual output pins

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdbaf3UzW+x6emER5J5KJUQoJmdipwY_RQp0Ovj2N6RnsA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 9 Jun 2023 09:50:37 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Stein <linux@...tq-group.com>
Subject: Re: [rfc, rft, PATCH v1 1/1] gpio: aggregator: Introduce delay
 support for individual output pins

On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 6:22 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> The aggregator mode can also handle properties of the platform, that
> do not belong to the GPIO controller itself. One of such a property
> is signal delay line. Intdoduce support of it.
(...)
> I don't like the idea of gpio-delay or similar. We have already GPIO
> aggregator that incorporates the GPIO proxy / forwarder functionality.

You are right. This is the right solution going forward IMO.

Yours,
Linus Walleij