Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] gpiolib: Read "gpio-line-names" from a firmware node

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Mon Mar 15 2021 - 08:51:28 EST


On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 12:16:26PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 10:01:47AM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 1:03 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately while this may fix the particular use-case on STM32, it
> > breaks all other users as the 'gpio-line-names' property doesn't live
> > on dev_fwnode(&gdev->dev) but on dev_fwnode(chip->parent).
> >
> > How about we first look for this property on the latter and only if
> > it's not present descend down to the former fwnode?
>
> Oops, I have tested on x86 and it worked the same way.
>
> Lemme check this, but I think the issue rather in ordering when we apply fwnode
> to the newly created device and when we actually retrieve gpio-line-names
> property.

Hmm... I can't see how it's possible can be. Can you provide a platform name
and pointers to the DTS that has been broken by the change?


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko