Re: [PATCH RESEND 07/14] gpio: ts4800: use new generic GPIO chip API

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>]

On Wed, Sep 03, 2025 at 05:44:59PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 11:48:48AM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> > 
> > Convert the driver to using the new generic GPIO chip interfaces from
> > linux/gpio/generic.h.

...

> > +	config = (typeof(config)){
> 
> First of all, what's wrong with the pattern used in the kernel when we
> explicitly show the compound literal? Also we put a space before {.
> 
> > +		.dev = dev,
> > +		.sz = 2,
> > +		.dat = base_addr + INPUT_REG_OFFSET,
> > +		.set = base_addr + OUTPUT_REG_OFFSET,
> > +		.dirout = base_addr + DIRECTION_REG_OFFSET,
> > +	};
> > +
> > +	retval = gpio_generic_chip_init(chip, &config);
> >  	if (retval)
> > -		return dev_err_probe(dev, retval, "bgpio_init failed\n");
> > +		return dev_err_probe(dev, retval,
> > +				     "failed to initialize the generic GPIO chip\n");
> 
> Second, can't it all be hidden in the GPIOLIB just by passing the pointer to
> the above initialised structure? Yes, it will take a pointer space in GPIO chip
> for all, but I think it will reduce the burden.

Okay, it seems the motivation is to make it in align with, e.g., gpio-regmap.
But why not simply convert the drivers to use gpio-regmap instead?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko