Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] gpiolib: of: Move enum of_gpio_flags to its only user

From: Rob Herring
Date: Fri Jan 13 2023 - 15:24:01 EST


On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 06:22:25PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 04:51:40PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > GPIO library for OF is the only user for enum of_gpio_flags.
> > Move it there.
>
> ...
>
> > +/*
> > + * This is Linux-specific flags. By default controllers' and Linux' mapping
> > + * match, but GPIO controllers are free to translate their own flags to
> > + * Linux-specific in their .xlate callback. Though, 1:1 mapping is recommended.
> > + */
>
> Now that I re-read the comment, I think this can be postponed until we get a
> consensus that no new driver is ever should do non 1:1 mapping.
>
> If that consensus achieved, we may drop this enum altogether and replace it
> with the generic flags..

We don't keep things with no users. We can move this back if there ever
is a user.

Rob