Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] gpio: mlxbf2: Introduce IRQ support

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Fri Sep 24 2021 - 19:48:19 EST


On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 1:46 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > +static int
> > +mlxbf2_gpio_irq_set_type(struct irq_data *irqd, unsigned int type)
> > +{
> > + struct gpio_chip *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(irqd);
> > + struct mlxbf2_gpio_context *gs = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
> > + int offset = irqd_to_hwirq(irqd);
> > + unsigned long flags;
> > + bool fall = false;
> > + bool rise = false;
> > + u32 val;
> > +
> > + switch (type & IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK) {
> > + case IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_BOTH:
> > + case IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_MASK:
> > + fall = true;
> > + rise = true;
> > + break;
> > + case IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING:
> > + case IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH:
> > + rise = true;
> > + break;
> > + case IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING:
> > + case IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW:
> > + fall = true;
> > + break;
> > + default:
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > + }
>
> I'm still not convinced this is correct. Rising edge is different to
> high. Rising edge only ever interrupts once, level keeps interrupting
> until the source is cleared. You cannot store the four different
> options in two bits.
>
> Linus, have you seen anything like this before?

No, and I agree it looks weird.

There must be some explanation, what does the datasheet say?

Yours,
Linus Walleij