linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] gpio: mxc: switch to dynamic allocat GPIO base

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Date:   Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:25:54 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Bough Chen <haibo.chen@....com>
Cc:     "brgl@...ev.pl" <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>,
        "christophe.leroy@...roup.eu" <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] gpio: mxc: switch to dynamic allocat GPIO base

On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 4:47 AM Bough Chen <haibo.chen@....com> wrote:

> Hi Linus and Bartosz,
>
> For this patch, still not in the main trunk (Linux 6.5-rc7) and linux-next(next-20230818).
> Can you help apply or any comment?

As pointed out by Bartosz you cannot just mechanically switch the base
to -1.

You also need to convince us that this doesn't break any systems, and if
it does, fix them so they don't break before submitting this patch.

Yours,
Linus Walleij