linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/9] gpio: pxa: use dynamic allocation of base

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Message-ID: <ZMKd+CoWu7QjOxHo@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:40:24 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>
To:     Duje Mihanović <duje.mihanovic@...le.hr>
Cc:     Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        ~postmarketos/upstreaming@...ts.sr.ht, phone-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        afaerber@...e.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/9] gpio: pxa: use dynamic allocation of base

On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 06:29:00PM +0200, Duje Mihanović wrote:
> Fixes the warning in dmesg that static allocation of the base is
> deprecated.

Right.

> This will break some older PXA boards (such as Spitz) as they still
> seem to rely on fixed GPIO numbers with gpio_request and such.

So...? Why do you think this patch can be accepted?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko