linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/13] mfd: pm8008: deassert reset on probe

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Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 11:31:22 +0200
From: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>
Cc: Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@...nel.org>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
	Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Das Srinagesh <quic_gurus@...cinc.com>,
	Satya Priya <quic_c_skakit@...cinc.com>,
	Stephen Boyd <swboyd@...omium.org>, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/13] mfd: pm8008: deassert reset on probe

On Wed, May 08, 2024 at 05:12:51PM +0100, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
> On 06/05/2024 16:08, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > Request and deassert any (optional) reset gpio during probe in case it
> > has been left asserted by the boot firmware.
> > 
> > Note the reset line is not asserted to avoid reverting to the default
> > I2C address in case the firmware has configured an alternate address.

> > @@ -169,6 +171,10 @@ static int pm8008_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> >   
> >   	i2c_set_clientdata(client, regmap);
> >   
> > +	reset = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
> > +	if (IS_ERR(reset))
> > +		return PTR_ERR(reset);
> > +
> >   	if (of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "interrupt-controller")) {
> >   		rc = devm_regmap_add_irq_chip(dev, regmap, client->irq,
> >   				IRQF_SHARED, 0, &pm8008_irq_chip, &irq_data);
> 
> So not resetting is fine and I understand you want to retain the address 
> given by the firmware, I think that's the right thing to do.

> In addition to adding a small delay suggested by Andy - a few 
> microseconds pick a number, I think you should verify the chip is out of 
> reset as we would do with many other i2c devices.

> In this case, suggest reading REVID_PERPH_TYPE @ 0x104 and 
> REVID_PERPH_SUBTYPE @ 0x105
> 
> REVID_PERPH_TYPE @ 0x104 == 0x51 (PMIC)
> REVID_PERPH_SUBYTE @ 0x105 == 0x2C (PM8008)

I'll consider it for v2.

Johan