Re: [PATCH] gpio: dt-bindings: document the concept of GPIO banks

[Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/31/2016 04:48 PM, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Le 31/03/2016 15:22, Rob Herring a écrit :
>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 4:10 AM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Cc: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> We generally avoid indexing blocks in DT.
>>>
> 
> Which is a global number space that might not work in all cases. I
> don't think gpio should be using aliases either. If you need to
> describe the connections between nodes, then keep that between nodes.
> 
> Rob
> 

Couldn't we use gpio-ranges ?

Neil
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