Re: [PATCH] dts: cubox: Map gpio-keys and pps-gpio to gpio3 8

From: Russell King - ARM Linux
Date: Mon Mar 16 2015 - 16:50:29 EST


On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 02:36:41PM -0600, George Joseph wrote:
> The Cubox has a recessed button between the HDMI and RJ-45 connectors
> that wasn't mapped in the device tree. Since the button is normally
> open and there's no external pull up/down, that pad (EIM_DA8) can be
> used for almost anything so I've mapped it to gpio-keys BTN_0 and
> pps-gpio. Whichever driver claims it first wins. If both drivers
> are build as modules, you can even switch between them at run time
> and the pinmux will adjust the pin configuration as required.
> If neither driver claims the gpio, it's still available in the normal
> gpio sysfs.

I wonder why we want to have the PPS support in mainline, given that
you would need to solder to the board to make use of that. I can see
the point of the gpio-keys going into mainline, but not the PPS bit.
That's more like a local hack.

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