RE: [RFC PATCH v3 1/7] dt-bindings: pinctrl: starfive: Add JH8100 pinctrl

[Yuklin Soo]

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> From: Conor Dooley <conor@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/7] dt-bindings: pinctrl: starfive: Add JH8100 pinctrl
> 
> On Fri, May 03, 2024 at 07:14:30PM +0800, Alex Soo wrote:
> > Add documentation and header file for JH8100 pinctrl driver.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alex Soo <yuklin.soo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> > diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/pinctrl/starfive,jh8100-pinctrl.h
> > b/include/dt-bindings/pinctrl/starfive,jh8100-pinctrl.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..153ba950c062
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/dt-bindings/pinctrl/starfive,jh8100-pinctrl.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT */
> > +/*
> > + * Copyright (C) 2023-2024 StarFive Technology Co., Ltd.
> > + */
> > +
> > +#ifndef __DT_BINDINGS_PINCTRL_STARFIVE_JH8100_H__
> > +#define __DT_BINDINGS_PINCTRL_STARFIVE_JH8100_H__
> > +
> > +/* Pad Slew Rates */
> > +#define PAD_SLEW_RATE_FAST		1
> > +#define PAD_SLEW_RATE_SLOW		0
> 
> Should this really be in the bindings? I don't see it having a direct user in the
> driver.
> 
> Also, if this is the only header you have, I think the RFC tag could be dropped,
> since there'll not be a header we need to worry about getting into U-Boot etc
> with values that may change when the SoC moves from an FPGA etc to tape out.

I will drop the PAD_SLEW_RATE_* macros from dt-bindings header and move them
to the DTS header file. Will submit the next version (V4) without the "RFC PATCH"
subject prefix.

> 
> Cheers,
> Conor.