Re: [PATCH net-next 09/12] gpio: tc956x: add TC956x/QPS615 support
From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Fri May 01 2026 - 14:38:07 EST
> + * There is a TC956X PCI power controller driver that accesses the
> + * direction and output value registers for GPIOs 2 and 3. These
> + * GPIOs control the reset signal for the two downstream PCIe ports.
> + * Their values will never change during operation of this driver, and
> + * this driver reserves these two GPIOS.
Why doesn't this power controller driver actually use this driver to
control the GPIOs? Chicken/egg?
Maybe add a comment why gpio-regmap.c cannot be used. You probably
need to instantiate it twice, but i still think you will end up with
less code.
Andrew