Re: [RFC 0/5] Renesas RZ series pinctrl driver

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Hi Linus,

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:09 PM, Jacopo Mondi <jacopo+renesas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>    after having discussed in great detail the RZ series per-pin PFC hardware
>> peculiarities, this is a proposal for a possible pin-based pin controller
>> driver for SoC devices of Renesas RZ family.
>>
>> This RFC series adds a minimal driver infrastructure which supports pin
>> multiplexing via explicit per-pin settings performed in device tree sources.
>
> I think this is what Laurent had in mind when he said something about
> that he should have taken the per-pin approach from day 1.
>
> I would especially like to see Laurent's review and ACK on this series
> for that reason so we don't create something less than what he is
> expecting for the future of Renesas pin control.

It depends on the actual hardware: while per-pin settings are suitable for
SoCs that have per-pin hardware configuration (e.g. RZ/A1), it's not
suitable for SoCs where that's not the case, and where the hardware has
group-wise configuration (e.g. on R-Car).

Hence IMHO "the future of Renesas pin control" will remain a split
personality for a while ;-)

Laurent: please kick me if you disagree...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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