[PATCH 0/2] pinctrl: sunxi: misc improvements for gpio

[maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com (Maxime Ripard)]

On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 06:33:10PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > AFAIK pinctrl pin numbers are device specific, so I'm wondering if we
> > should also number them in terms of offsets, rather than absolute pin
> > numbers. It's more of an asthetic change though. Any thoughts?
> 
> Usually I say these pin numbers should try to match what is
> in the data sheet so it is easy to understand and debug. Sometimes
> pins are numbered with letters and stuff so they rather have names
> than numbers, then some artificial numbering is applied, whatever
> is helpful.
> 
> I'm not directly familiar with the sunxi numbering system though...

I'd prefer if we had an absolute number that more or less matches the
one in the datasheet.

Maxime

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