RE: [PATCH V5 1/9] pinctrl: imx: Support building SCU pinctrl driver as module

[Anson Huang <anson.huang@xxxxxxx>]

> Subject: RE: [PATCH V5 1/9] pinctrl: imx: Support building SCU pinctrl driver as
> module
> 
> [...]
> 
> > > > > > - * @dev: a pointer back to containing device
> > > > > > - * @base: the offset to the controller in virtual memory
> > > > > > - */
> > > > > > -struct imx_pinctrl {
> > > > > > -	struct device *dev;
> > > > > > -	struct pinctrl_dev *pctl;
> > > > > > -	void __iomem *base;
> > > > > > -	void __iomem *input_sel_base;
> > > > > > -	const struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info;
> > > > > > -	struct imx_pin_reg *pin_regs;
> > > > > > -	unsigned int group_index;
> > > > > > -	struct mutex mutex;
> > > > > > +	int (*imx_pinconf_get)(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned
> > > > > > +int
> > > pin_id,
> > > > > > +			       unsigned long *config);
> > > > > > +	int (*imx_pinconf_set)(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned
> > > > > > +int
> > > pin_id,
> > > > > > +			       unsigned long *configs, unsigned int
> num_configs);
> > > > > > +	void (*imx_pinctrl_parse_pin)(struct imx_pinctrl *ipctl,
> > > > > > +				      unsigned int *pin_id, struct imx_pin *pin,
> > > > > > +				      const __be32 **list_p);
> > > > >
> > > > > Compared with V4, this new implementation seems a bit complicated.
> > > > > I guess we don't have to support PINCTRL_IMX=y &&
> > > > > PINCTRL_IMX_SCU=m case.
> > > > > Will that make the support a bit easier?
> > > >
> > > > I am NOT sure if such scenario meets requirement, the fact is
> > > > other non-i.MX SoC also selects the PINCTRL_IMX which will make
> > > > PINCTRL_IMX=y, so in that case, even all i.MX PINCTRL drivers are
> > > > set to module, it will still have PINCTRL_IMX=y and
> > > > PINCTRL_IMX_SCU=m, then build will fail. And I believe the auto
> > > > build test may also cover such case and build error will be
> > > > reported, that is why this change is needed and with this change,
> > > > function is NOT impacted,
> > > >
> > >
> > > Is it possible to add some constrainst to make sure PINCTRL_IMX_SCU
> > > value is the same as PINCTRL_IMX? Or combine them into one?
> > > If we can do that, it may ease the implementation a lot and make the
> > > code still clean.
> >
> > Combine PINCTRL_IMX_SCU and PINCTRL_IMX is NOT making sense, since
> for
> > non-SCU platforms, PINCTRL_IMX_SCU is NOT necessary, to make
> > PINCTRL_IMX_SCU same value as PINCTRL_IMX, unless make "select
> > PINCTRL_IMX_SCU" in PINCTRL_IMX, but that is also NOT making sense,
> > because, PINCTRL_IMX does NOT depends on PINCTRL_IMX_SCU at all.
> >
> 
> PINCTRL_IMX_SCU could be conditionally compiled.
> Something like follows:
> obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX) += pinctrl-imx-core.o pinctrl-imx-core-y :=
> pinctrl-imx.o
> pinctrl-imx-core-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX_SCU) += pinctrl-scu.o
> 
> Can you try if this way could work?

It does NOW work, when PINCTRL_IMX=y and PINCTRL_IMX_SCU=m, config as below,
build will failed because some SCU functions NOT implemented, this is the exact reason
why have to use function callback. Currently, when PINCTRL_IMX=y, PINCTRL_IMX_SCU
MUST be =y, but that is NOT making enough sense for i.MX8M SoCs:

 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX_SCU=m
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX8MM=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX8MN=m
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX8MP=m
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX8MQ=m

aarch64-poky-linux-ld: drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.o: in function `imx_pinconf_dbg_show':
/home/b20788/workspace/stash/linux-next/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c:444: undefined reference to `imx_pinconf_get_scu'
aarch64-poky-linux-ld: drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.o: in function `imx_pinconf_get':
/home/b20788/workspace/stash/linux-next/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c:377: undefined reference to `imx_pinconf_get_scu'
aarch64-poky-linux-ld: drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.o: in function `imx_pinconf_set':
/home/b20788/workspace/stash/linux-next/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c:427: undefined reference to `imx_pinconf_set_scu'
aarch64-poky-linux-ld: drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.o: in function `imx_pinctrl_parse_groups':
/home/b20788/workspace/stash/linux-next/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c:633: undefined reference to `imx_pinctrl_parse_pin_scu'

Anson