Re: [PATCHv2] Input: omap4-keypad: Add pinctrl support

From: Thomas Petazzoni
Date: Tue Oct 23 2012 - 07:12:03 EST



On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:45:33 +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:

> Hm so I have had this idea of runtime PM core helping out
> with pins, so I could add something like
>
> pm_pins_fetch()
> pm_pins_default()
> pm_pins_idle()
> pm_pins_sleep()
>
> So if one is using the pin states defined in
> <linux/pinctrl/pinctrl-state.h> then the PM core can help out in
> keeping track of the pins and states, and the driver will just tell
> the PM core what to do and when.
>
> Would this fit the bill for everyone's code consolidation needs?
> It would sure work for us...

That surely would work but is kind of non-obvious when reading a
driver's code: that's the problem with bus notifier, they do things a
bit "behind your back" without you noticing. Having the driver request
its own pinctrl state, and switch between states upon suspend/resume is
a lot more explicit, IMO.

Thomas
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