linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/platform/geode: switch GPIO buttons and LEDs to software properties

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Message-ID: <Zsd_Oc4iL4sEQsj0@google.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:11:05 -0700
From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc: Mark Gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, linux-geode@...ts.infradead.org,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/platform/geode: switch GPIO buttons and LEDs to
 software properties

On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 11:46:33AM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 8/21/24 8:15 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 12:15:51PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> >> Hi Dmitry,
> >>
> >> On 8/21/24 7:25 AM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >>> Convert GPIO-connected buttons and LEDs in Geode boards to software
> >>> nodes/properties, so that support for platform data can be removed from
> >>> gpio-keys driver (which will rely purely on generic device properties
> >>> for configuration).
> >>>
> >>> To avoid repeating the same data structures over and over and over
> >>> factor them out into a new geode-common.c file.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> >>
> >> Thanks, patch looks good to me:
> >>
> >> Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
> >>
> >> Question has this been tested on at least 1 affected device ?
> > 
> > No unfortunately it has not been as I do not have the hardware. I am
> > hoping folks on geode list could give this patch a spin.
> 
> Ok. I assume this is part of some bigger plan to remove platform_data
> support from either LEDs and/or the GPIO buttons ?

Can't say about LEDs but yes about GPIO buttons and input devices in
general. I would like to move all of them to generic device properties.

> 
> I would rather not merge this untested, but if it is part of some
> bigger plan, then I'm ok with merging this if still no-one has tested
> this when the rest of the bits for the plan are ready.
> 
> IOW lets wait a bit to see if someone steps up to test and of not
> then lets merge this before it becomes a blocker for further changes.

OK, I have a few other boards for which I am trying to push similar
changes through, once they are done I'll bug you again.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry