Re: [PATCH 10/10] dt-bindings: rtc: pcf2127: add PCF2131 INT_A and INT_B support

[Alexandre Belloni]

On 11/02/2022 20:16:27+0000, Hugo Villeneuve wrote:
> > > Actually, this property has to be made more generic and thought
> > > out.
> > > There are multiple RTCs that have multiple interrupt pins where one
> > > of
> > > the pin can be used for different interrupt or clock output.
> 
> Hi,
> the only example I could find of such a device is in rtc-pcf85363.c.
> This device also has two interrupt pins, INT A/B, like the PCF2131.
> However, in the pcf85363 driver, pin INT B is simply ignored, and all
> interrupts are configured to go on INT A.
> 

Yes, this was the RTC for which we had that discussion last time but
there is also pcf8523 and other non NXP RTCs.

> For the moment, I will simply modify my PCF2131 patches serie to mimic
> the same behavior in V2. This simplifies things a lot, and support for
> INT B pin could be added at a later stage (and also to pcf85363) if
> anyone needs it (I don't).
> 
> Hugo.
> 
> > > With your binding, there is no way to separate which interrupt is
> > > going
> > > to which pin and so there is no way to get the alarm and BLF or the
> > > watchdog on different pins and we certainly don't want to have a
> > > property per interrupt type.
> > 
> > Hi,
> > can you please suggest how you would prefer it to be done?
> > 
> > > Also, the documentation is missing the fact that the driver makes
> > > having
> > > one of the property mandatory.
> > 
> > I will add it.
> > 
> > Thank you, Hugo.
> > 
> 

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