Re: [PATCH 2/2] pinctrl: starfive: jh7100: ignore disabled device tree nodes

[Emil Renner Berthing]

Nam Cao wrote:
> The driver always registers pin configurations in device tree. This can
> cause some inconvenience to users, as pin configurations in the base
> device tree cannot be disabled in the device tree overlay, even when the
> relevant devices are not used.
>
> Ignore disabled pin configuration nodes in device tree.
>
> Fixes: ec648f6b7686 ("pinctrl: starfive: Add pinctrl driver for StarFive SoCs")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Nam Cao <namcao@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c
> index 530fe340a9a1..561fd0c6b9b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c
> +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7100.c
> @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int starfive_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
>
>  	nmaps = 0;
>  	ngroups = 0;
> -	for_each_child_of_node(np, child) {
> +	for_each_available_child_of_node(np, child) {

Hi Nam,

Is this safe to do? I mean will the children considered "available" not change
as drivers are loaded during boot so this is racy?

Also arguably this is not a bugfix, but a new feature.

Same comments apply to the JH7110 patch.

/Emil

>  		int npinmux = of_property_count_u32_elems(child, "pinmux");
>  		int npins   = of_property_count_u32_elems(child, "pins");
>
> @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static int starfive_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
>  	nmaps = 0;
>  	ngroups = 0;
>  	mutex_lock(&sfp->mutex);
> -	for_each_child_of_node(np, child) {
> +	for_each_available_child_of_node(np, child) {
>  		int npins;
>  		int i;
>
> --
> 2.39.2
>