On 04/01/2024 17:04, Sean Anderson wrote: > >>> Maybe we take the max? But the driver below seems >>> to only have access to one device. Which I suppose begs the question: how do >>> we know when it's safe to deassert the reset (e.g. we've gotten to the point >>> where all devices using this reset gpio have gotten far enough to detect that >>> they use it)? >> >> The driver (reset consumer) knows when it is safe or not. You must >> implement proper reset handling in your driver. > > The driver has no idea whether it is safe or not. It just calls > reset_assert/deassert at the appropriate time, and the reset > framework/controller is supposed to coordinate things so e.g. the device > doesn't get reset multiple times as multiple drivers all probe. Hm, wait, now maybe I understand your concern. Did you read the patchset? This is for the coordinated, shared, non-exclusive reset by design. And as stated during previous discussions: that's the driver's job to be sure it is called like that. Best regards, Krzysztof