Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] dt-bindings: aspeed-sgpio: Convert txt bindings to yaml.

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Wed Jun 09 2021 - 05:18:48 EST


On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 5:31 AM Steven Lee <steven_lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> However, it might affect users who update kernel/driver from the
> old kernel/driver as they may expect the gpio output pin base is start
> from 80(MAX_NR_HW_SGPIO).

Why? What users? In-kernel, out-of-tree-kernel or userspace users?

In-kernel users can be fixed, out-of-tree kernels we don't care about
and userspace should be using the character device.

Just change it.

Yours,
Linus Walleij