Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] dt-bindings: gpio: Add devicetree binding for IDT 79RC32434 GPIO controller

From: Thomas Bogendoerfer
Date: Tue May 11 2021 - 17:31:08 EST


On Sat, May 01, 2021 at 02:13:35PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 11:54 AM Thomas Bogendoerfer
> <tsbogend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Add YAML devicetree binding for IDT 79RC32434 GPIO controller
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes in v4:
> > - renamed to idt,32434-gpio this time for real
>
> Overall looks good to me.
>
> > +required:
> (...)
> > + - ngpios
>
> Is there a *technical* reason why this is required?
>
> Can't the driver just default to 32 gpios when not specified?

sure, I make it optional.

> > + - interrupt-controller
> > + - "#interrupt-cells"
> > + - interrupts
>
> Why can't interrupt support be made optional?
>
> It is fine if the driver errors out if not provided, but
> for the bindings this feels optional.

I'll make them optional.

> Or does the thing break unless you handle the IRQs?

no, they could be used just as GPIOs.

Thomas.

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