linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: TODO: add a task for removing MMIO-specific fields from gpio

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Message-ID: <174954846672.40051.9274185826688444001.b4-ty@linaro.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:41:08 +0200
From: Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
To: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
Cc: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>,
	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: TODO: add a task for removing MMIO-specific fields from gpio_chip

From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>


On Tue, 27 May 2025 13:13:53 +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> Currently for CONFIG_GPIO_GENERIC=y each struct gpio_chip object
> contains the fields relevant only for gpio-mmio users. It's not an
> insignificant number either as it's several pointers and integers.
> 
> It makes sense to remove these fields from struct gpio_chip into a
> dedicated structure but this is not trivial due to how the bgpio_init()
> function is implemented.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] gpio: TODO: add a task for removing MMIO-specific fields from gpio_chip
      https://git.kernel.org/brgl/linux/c/97a7ea2b8f4a9aec1f43435658343e046c2a4983

Best regards,
-- 
Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>