Re: [PATCH 1/4] gpiolib: add support for bias pull disable

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 03:02:08PM +0200, Nuno Sá wrote:
> On Thu, 2022-07-14 at 20:00 +0800, Kent Gibson wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:47:27AM +0200, Nuno Sá wrote:

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> > If that solves your immediate problem then you need to decide what
> > problem your patch is trying to address.
> 
> So my patch is trying to solve exactly this case because (IMO), it does
> not make sense for consumers drivers to have to do the above code.
> Moreover, they would need some custom firmware property (eg:
> devicetree) for the cases where we want to disable BIAS since we cannot
> just assume we want to do it.

Why? This is the main question. Why do you need that _in kernel_ API.

> Well, maybe we can just assume FLAG_BIAS_DISABLE in gpiolib (when
> trying to get the gpiod) if no PULL is specified. However, I do have
> some concerns with it (see my conversation with Andy in the cover).

It's AS IS if you trust firmware.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko