Re: [PATCH v6] gpio: pca953x: Add Maxim MAX7313 PWM support

From: Uwe Kleine-KÃnig
Date: Tue Jun 30 2020 - 08:45:10 EST


Hallo Bartosz,

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 11:13:31AM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> I can't find anything in any of the previous threads. What was the
> reason to not go the MFD way here?

MFD doesn't work because the different "modes" are not orthogonal. So
this is not a single device that provides several functions at the same
time that can be used in parallel.

Best regards
Uwe

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