Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] pinctrl: meson: Add driver support for Amlogic A4 SoCs

[Xianwei Zhao]

Hi Krzysztof,
   Thanks for your reply.

On 2024/10/15 16:11, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
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>
> On 15/10/2024 10:08, Xianwei Zhao wrote:
> > Hi Krzysztof,
> >       Thanks for your quick reply.
> >
> > On 2024/10/15 15:59, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > > [ EXTERNAL EMAIL ]
> > >
> > > On 15/10/2024 09:54, Xianwei Zhao wrote:
> > > > Hi Krzysztof,
> > > >        Thanks for your reply.
> > > >
> > > > On 2024/10/15 14:01, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > > > > [ EXTERNAL EMAIL ]
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 05:05:52PM +0800, Xianwei Zhao wrote:
> > > > > > Add a new pinctrl driver for Amlogic A4 SoCs which share
> > > > > > the same register layout as the previous Amlogic S4.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Xianwei Zhao <xianwei.zhao@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >     drivers/pinctrl/meson/Kconfig              |    6 +
> > > > > >     drivers/pinctrl/meson/Makefile             |    1 +
> > > > > >     drivers/pinctrl/meson/pinctrl-amlogic-a4.c | 1176 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > >     3 files changed, 1183 insertions(+)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/meson/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/meson/Kconfig
> > > > > > index cc397896762c..3e90bb5ec442 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/pinctrl/meson/Kconfig
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/meson/Kconfig
> > > > > > @@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ config PINCTRL_MESON_S4
> > > > > >          select PINCTRL_MESON_AXG_PMX
> > > > > >          default y
> > > > > >
> > > > > > +config PINCTRL_AMLOGIC_A4
> > > > > > +     tristate "Amlogic A4 SoC pinctrl driver"
> > > > > > +     depends on ARM64
> > > > > > +     select PINCTRL_MESON_AXG_PMX
> > > > > > +     default y
> > > > > > +
> > > > > >     config PINCTRL_AMLOGIC_C3
> > > > > >          tristate "Amlogic C3 SoC pinctrl driver"
> > > > > >          depends on ARM64
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/meson/Makefile b/drivers/pinctrl/meson/Makefile
> > > > > > index 9e538b9ffb9b..c92a65a83344 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/pinctrl/meson/Makefile
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/meson/Makefile
> > > > > > @@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_MESON_AXG) += pinctrl-meson-axg.o
> > > > > >     obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_MESON_G12A) += pinctrl-meson-g12a.o
> > > > > >     obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_MESON_A1) += pinctrl-meson-a1.o
> > > > > >     obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_MESON_S4) += pinctrl-meson-s4.o
> > > > > > +obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_AMLOGIC_A4) += pinctrl-amlogic-a4.o
> > > > > >     obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_AMLOGIC_C3) += pinctrl-amlogic-c3.o
> > > > > >     obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_AMLOGIC_T7) += pinctrl-amlogic-t7.o
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/meson/pinctrl-amlogic-a4.c b/drivers/pinctrl/meson/pinctrl-amlogic-a4.c
> > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > index 000000000000..dee1ae43edb5
> > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/meson/pinctrl-amlogic-a4.c
> > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,1176 @@
> > > > > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR MIT)
> > > > > > +/*
> > > > > > + * Pin controller and GPIO driver for Amlogic A4 SoC.
> > > > > > + *
> > > > > > + * Copyright (c) 2024 Amlogic, Inc. All rights reserved.
> > > > > > + * Author: Xianwei Zhao <xianwei.zhao@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > + *         Huqiang Qin <huqiang.qin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > + */
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +#include <dt-bindings/gpio/amlogic-a4-gpio.h>
> > > > >
> > > > > I do not see any usage of it.
> > > >
> > > > The header file "amlogic-a4-gpio.h"  is used by AMLOGIC_PIN and
> > > > GPIO_GROUP_V2, The code used  is  AMLOGIC_GPIO().
> > > > This is binding definition.
> > >
> > > Then all other defines are not used. AMLOGIC_GPIO is not used by DTS, so
> > > how is that a binding? Don't stuff random defines into the bindings.
> >
> > The AMlOGIC_GPIO definition depends on other definitions to be used.
> > It is not currently used by DTS, but will be used by other modules in
> > the future.
>
> You keep disagreeing, addressing only some parts and ignoring the rest.
> Explain me what do you bind here that you call it a "binding"?

I will drop it from "binding".

> Best regards,
> Krzysztof