Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] gpio: realtek-otto: add pinctrl support

[Bartosz Golaszewski]

On Wed, 2 Sep 2026 15:02:01 +0200, Michael Zavertkin
<misha.zavertkin@xxxxxxx> said:
> On Wed, Sep 02, 2026 at 11:27:50AM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM Michael Zavertkin
>> <misha.zavertkin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> > RTL9607C relies on pinctrl to mux SoC pins. Use pinctrl to request pins
>> > for GPIO.
>> > pinctrl driver for other SoCs might be implemented later.
>> >
>>
>> So for now shouldn't you make it conditional on the compatible for
>> this one model?
>>
>> Bart
>
> It might, but enabling it for all will spare time if/when pin
> controllers for other SoCs will be implemented. And it doesn't change
> anything if pinctrl not enabled/provided for them.
>
>

Sashiko claims otherwise[1] so I had a look and it seems to me that it's
correct saying we'll defer indefinitely for GPIO chips not backed by a pin
controller.

Bart

[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/cover.1787830440.git.misha.zavertkin%40mail.ru