Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: pinctrl: qcom: Add qcom,remote-owned for ownership update

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On Fri, Nov 06, 2026 at 01:29:41PM +0530, Pankaj Patil wrote:
> Add "qcom,remote-owned" boolean flag for egpio capable pins since they can
> be owned by remote island io independently of the selected mux function
> even if function is non-egpio.
> 
> Presently egpio is treated as a mux function level decision where as
> hardware programming guide(hpg) specifies it as pin conf level decision
> i.e setting egpio bit is independent of selected mux function, the
> driver/apps claims the ownership of the pin if it's egpio capable in
> case of mux function being specified as anything other than egpio.

I don't understand this. If the pin is not owned by Linux, then simply
do not list it. What is the point of listing a pin configuration which
should be skipped?

Best regards,
Krzysztof