linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] pinctrl: mcp23s08: delete regmap reg

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Message-ID: <20251009132651.649099-2-bigunclemax@gmail.com>
Date: Thu,  9 Oct 2025 16:26:47 +0300
From: bigunclemax@...il.com
To: 
Cc: bigunclemax@...il.com,
	Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans@...ic.nl>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] pinctrl: mcp23s08: delete regmap reg_defaults to avoid cache sync issues

From: Maksim Kiselev <bigunclemax@...il.com>

The probe function does not guarantee that chip registers are in their
default state. Thus using reg_defaults for regmap is incorrect.

For example, the chip may have already been configured by the bootloader
before the Linux driver loads, or the mcp might not have a reset at all
and not reset a state between reboots.

In such cases, using reg_defaults leads to the cache values diverging
from the actual registers values in the chip.

Previous attempts to fix consequences of this issue were made in
'commit 3ede3f8b4b4b ("pinctrl: mcp23s08: Reset all pins to input at
probe")', but this is insufficient. The OLAT register reset is also
required. And there's still potential for new issues arising due to cache
desynchronization of other registers.

Therefore, remove reg_defaults entirely to eliminate the root cause
of these problems.

Also remove the force reset all pins to input at probe as it is no longer
required.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251006074934.27180-1-bigunclemax@gmail.com/
Suggested-by: Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans@...ic.nl>
Signed-off-by: Maksim Kiselev <bigunclemax@...il.com>
---
 drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c | 34 ------------------------------
 1 file changed, 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
index 78ff7930649d2..0b329661b5978 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
@@ -44,17 +44,6 @@
 #define MCP_GPIO	0x09
 #define MCP_OLAT	0x0a
 
-static const struct reg_default mcp23x08_defaults[] = {
-	{.reg = MCP_IODIR,		.def = 0xff},
-	{.reg = MCP_IPOL,		.def = 0x00},
-	{.reg = MCP_GPINTEN,		.def = 0x00},
-	{.reg = MCP_DEFVAL,		.def = 0x00},
-	{.reg = MCP_INTCON,		.def = 0x00},
-	{.reg = MCP_IOCON,		.def = 0x00},
-	{.reg = MCP_GPPU,		.def = 0x00},
-	{.reg = MCP_OLAT,		.def = 0x00},
-};
-
 static const struct regmap_range mcp23x08_volatile_range = {
 	.range_min = MCP_INTF,
 	.range_max = MCP_GPIO,
@@ -82,25 +71,12 @@ const struct regmap_config mcp23x08_regmap = {
 	.reg_stride = 1,
 	.volatile_table = &mcp23x08_volatile_table,
 	.precious_table = &mcp23x08_precious_table,
-	.reg_defaults = mcp23x08_defaults,
-	.num_reg_defaults = ARRAY_SIZE(mcp23x08_defaults),
 	.cache_type = REGCACHE_FLAT,
 	.max_register = MCP_OLAT,
 	.disable_locking = true, /* mcp->lock protects the regmap */
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mcp23x08_regmap);
 
-static const struct reg_default mcp23x17_defaults[] = {
-	{.reg = MCP_IODIR << 1,		.def = 0xffff},
-	{.reg = MCP_IPOL << 1,		.def = 0x0000},
-	{.reg = MCP_GPINTEN << 1,	.def = 0x0000},
-	{.reg = MCP_DEFVAL << 1,	.def = 0x0000},
-	{.reg = MCP_INTCON << 1,	.def = 0x0000},
-	{.reg = MCP_IOCON << 1,		.def = 0x0000},
-	{.reg = MCP_GPPU << 1,		.def = 0x0000},
-	{.reg = MCP_OLAT << 1,		.def = 0x0000},
-};
-
 static const struct regmap_range mcp23x17_volatile_range = {
 	.range_min = MCP_INTF << 1,
 	.range_max = MCP_GPIO << 1,
@@ -129,8 +105,6 @@ const struct regmap_config mcp23x17_regmap = {
 	.max_register = MCP_OLAT << 1,
 	.volatile_table = &mcp23x17_volatile_table,
 	.precious_table = &mcp23x17_precious_table,
-	.reg_defaults = mcp23x17_defaults,
-	.num_reg_defaults = ARRAY_SIZE(mcp23x17_defaults),
 	.cache_type = REGCACHE_FLAT,
 	.val_format_endian = REGMAP_ENDIAN_LITTLE,
 	.disable_locking = true, /* mcp->lock protects the regmap */
@@ -614,14 +588,6 @@ int mcp23s08_probe_one(struct mcp23s08 *mcp, struct device *dev,
 
 	mcp->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 
-	/*
-	 * Reset the chip - we don't really know what state it's in, so reset
-	 * all pins to input first to prevent surprises.
-	 */
-	ret = mcp_write(mcp, MCP_IODIR, mcp->chip.ngpio == 16 ? 0xFFFF : 0xFF);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* verify MCP_IOCON.SEQOP = 0, so sequential reads work,
 	 * and MCP_IOCON.HAEN = 1, so we work with all chips.
 	 */
-- 
2.48.1