Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] gpio: gxp: Add HPE GXP GPIO

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 7:07 PM Hawkins, Nick <nick.hawkins@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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> > > > Why are you not using gpio-regmap?
> > >
> > > Is there are good example or previous commit you would recommend
> > > looking at that shows how to convert from regmap to gpio-regmap?
> > > Later in the code I am using regmap_read and regmap_update_bits
> > > with large differences in offset registers, and not so much a
> > > contiguous block.
>
>
> > I don't know how good these are, but that's what we have currently as
> > most prominent use of gpio-regmap
>
>
> > 1) (ongoing) https://lore.kernel.org/linux-gpio/20230606092107.764621-6-jiawenwu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:20230606092107.764621-6-jiawenwu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/
> > 2) (in the repo)
> > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.4-rc4/source/drivers/gpio/gpio-i8255.c <https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.4-rc4/source/drivers/gpio/gpio-i8255.c>
> > 3) (in the repo)
> > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.4-rc4/source/drivers/gpio/gpio-104-idi-48.c <https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.4-rc4/source/drivers/gpio/gpio-104-idi-48.c>
>
>
> > 2) & 3) were converted, so you may see by executing respective `git
> > log -p -- drivers/gpio/...`.
>
> Greetings Andy,
>
> Thank you for those links, I have observed the gpio_regmap code
> they have implemented in that case. It appears that the regmap
> code is opening the entire range of memory to be read. For my
> particular purpose I am not wanting to expose all the 0-0xff byte
> range of the GPIOs.

This is also supported by regmap (and regmap has caches for the sparse
registers as well).

> In my case is it still necessary to use the
> gpio_regmap code?

It does care about things the average GPIO controller driver needs to
repeat. So at least you may try and see how it will look.

> If gpio_regmap is required, how do I create a direct correlation
> between a specific gpio-line and a register offset? For example, in
> gpio-gxp-pl.c. Gpio-line at offset 0 (IOPLED) is at register 0x04. The
> gpio-line at offset 8 (FAN_INST) is at register 0x27.

You may remap registers. See, for example, gpio-pca953x, where some of
the registers (with high bit set) are actually virtual rather than
real offsets. Similar idea can be used in your case.

> Additionally, is it required to remove gpio_chip if gpio_regmap is
> used?

I don't think gpio_chip will be needed.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko