Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] Introduce configfs-based interface for gpio-aggregator

[Koichiro Den <koichiro.den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 02:14:23PM GMT, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Den-san,
> 
> On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 at 04:12, Koichiro Den <koichiro.den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > This patch series introduces a configfs-based interface to gpio-aggregator
> > to address limitations in the existing 'new_device' interface.
> >
> > The existing 'new_device' interface has several limitations:
> >
> >   #1. No way to determine when GPIO aggregator creation is complete.
> >   #2. No way to retrieve errors when creating a GPIO aggregator.
> >   #3. No way to trace a GPIO line of an aggregator back to its
> >       corresponding physical device.
> >   #4. The 'new_device' echo does not indicate which virtual gpiochip<N>
> >       was created.
> >   #5. No way to assign names to GPIO lines exported through an aggregator.
> >
> > Although Issue#1 to #3 could technically be resolved easily without
> > configfs, using configfs offers a streamlined, modern, and extensible
> > approach, especially since gpio-sim and gpio-virtuser already utilize
> > configfs.
> 
> Thanks for your series!
> 
> I gave it a try using all three ways of configuration (sysfs, configs,
> DT), and it works fine!
> 
> Tested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Thank you very much for the through review! I'll reply to each of your comment.

Koichiro

> 
>                         Geert
> 
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