Re: [PATCH v5 01/10] pinctrl: generic: Add bi-directional and output-enable

[Linus Walleij]

On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 8:37 PM, jmondi <jacopo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> I did not follow too much.
>> But it seems IMX7ULP/Vybrid to be also a fan of generic
>> output-enable/input-enable
>> property.
>>
>> See:
>> Figure 5-2. GPIO PAD in Page 241
>> http://www.nxp.com/assets/documents/data/en/reference-manuals/VFXXXRM.pdf
>>
>> It has separate register bits to control input buffer enable and
>> output buffer enable
>> and we need set it property for GPIO function.
>
> As it seems we have another user for 'output-enable' here, what if we just
> add that one to the generic bindings properties list, and we keep
> 'bi-directional' (which seems to be the most debated property we have
> added) out of generic properties?
>
> We can handle 'bi-directional' pins with static tables in our pin
> controller driver and not have it anywhere in DT.

This sounds like a viable approach.

I just want to know if "output-enable" is the right name?
"output-buffer-enable"?

> I see commit 42d5a11200d0[1] has not been reverted yet as Andy asked
> in some previous email.

I'm just overloaded. I sent that revert to Torvalds today.

> I can send another version of that patch with
> only 'output-enable' if you wish.

That's what we want.

> Once we reach consesus, I can then send v6 of our pin controller driver
> based on that.

OK sounds like a plan.

Sorry for the mess, I'm just trying to get this right :/

Yours,
Linus Walleij