[PATCH] ARM: dts: i.MX27: Configure GPIOs as "input" by default

[LW@KARO-electronics.de (Lothar Waßmann)]

Hi,

Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 11:03:20AM +0400, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > This patch changes the default direction for pins used
> > > > > > > > > > > as GPIO to "input". This prevents a short circuit on the
> > > > > > > > > > > configuration stage when GPIO-pin is connected to the
> > > > > > > > > > > other output pin.
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Markus,
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Does it make sense to you?
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I am not sure if this really happens. However, it does make sense and I
> > > > > > > > > can't see any disadvantages in changing the default GPIO mux direction to
> > > > > > > > > input.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > What happens, if the bootloader already set up a pin as output and
> > > > > > > > linux later does the pinconfig stuff?
> > > > > > > > If the pin is reconfigured as input then, this may produce an unwanted
> > > > > > > > glitch on the pin. IMO the pinconfig driver should not touch the pin
> > > > > > > > direction, but leave it to the gpio driver to set that up. 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Such pin can be overridden by board DTS.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > So, which pins will be configured with the default direction?
> > > > > > If pins are not stated in DT they should be not configured at all, I
> > > > > > suppose.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Yes. We talk about GPIOs defined in DTS.
> > > > > Just one example: We have one GPIO pin connected to switch between ground
> > > > > and resistor to pullup (gpio-key driver). When pinctrl driver will initialize pin for the
> > > > > driver (before gpio_direction_input() in the driver), direction will be set to output
> > > > > and this may cause short circuit.
> > > > > 
> > > > The pin direction should be determined by the GPIO driver, not the
> > > 
> > > Direction determined by driver that use this GPIO pin,
> > > setup this direction should be by GPIO driver.
> > > 
> > > > pinctrl driver. Pins that have been set up correctly by the bootloader
> > > > must not change their direction when the pinctrl driver reconfigures
> > > > the pins!
> > > 
> > > Yes. But this is another topic for discussion, it does not concern with this patch.
> > > 
> > If the pin direction is not being determined by the pinctrl driver the
> > patch to change the default direction would not be necessary.
> > 
> > Otherwise this patch would try to exorcise the devil with the help of
> > beelzebub.
> > 
> > A short between to outputs is to be prevented as well as a temporary
> > reconfiguration of an output pin to input.
> 
> Current "pinctrl-imx1-core.c" touch direction register for any pin.
> As far this not fixed, this will be a temporary solution.
> 
Then that driver should be fixed instead of fixing one bug by
implementing another one.


Lothar Wa?mann
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