linux-kernel - Re: [RFC RESEND v1 pinctrl-next 1/1] pinctrl: microchip-sgpio: add activity and blink functionality

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Message-ID: <20230724065957.a72yejua7us5e2s3@soft-dev3-1>
Date:   Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:59:57 +0200
From:   Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
To:     Colin Foster <colin.foster@...advantage.com>
CC:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Lars Povlsen <lars.povlsen@...rochip.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        Daniel Machon <daniel.machon@...rochip.com>,
        Steen Hegelund <Steen.Hegelund@...rochip.com>,
        Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
Subject: Re: [RFC RESEND v1 pinctrl-next 1/1] pinctrl: microchip-sgpio: add
 activity and blink functionality

The 07/20/2023 14:02, Colin Foster wrote:

Hi,

> 
> On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 09:25:32PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 4:23 AM Colin Foster
> > <colin.foster@...advantage.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Add additional functions - two blink and two activity, for each SGPIO
> > > output.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Colin Foster <colin.foster@...advantage.com>
> >
> > Could Lars or Horatiu review this patch? You guys know the driver
> > best.
> 
> Agreed. Please don't merge this without their approval and hopefully
> testing.
> 

I have tried to apply the patch to test it, but unfortunately it doesn't
apply.
I have looked through the changes and they seem OK.

> I did demote this patch I've been dragging around since 2021 to RFC
> status because I'm more interested in making sure it will fit in with
> the work on hardware-offloaded network activity LED work that's being
> done. I took Andrew's response to the cover letter as an suggestion to
> hold off for a little while longer. I can be patient.
> 
> Also, this RFC was two-fold. I don't want to duplicate efforts, and I
> know this pinctrl driver was written with this functionality in mind. If
> someone out there has a hankering to get those LEDs blinking and they
> don't want to wait around for me, feel free to use this as a starting
> point. I might not get around to the whole netdev trigger thing for
> quite some time!
> 
> 
> Colin Foster

-- 
/Horatiu