From: Josua Mayer <josua@solid-run.com>
To: Frank Li <Frank.li@nxp.com>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@kernel.org>,
Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
Shawn Guo <shawnguo@kernel.org>,
Carlos Song <carlos.song@nxp.com>,
Mikhail Anikin <mikhail.anikin@solid-run.com>,
Yazan Shhady <yazan.shhady@solid-run.com>,
Rabeeh Khoury <rabeeh@solid-run.com>,
"linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org"
<linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org>,
"devicetree@vger.kernel.org" <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 04/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a: rename pinmux nodes for readability
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:40:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <388225c0-ee26-45f2-8441-27843b1ef747@solid-run.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <abqtOFohYjf0q6P1@lizhi-Precision-Tower-5810>
Am 18.03.26 um 14:48 schrieb Frank Li:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 05:20:20PM +0000, Josua Mayer wrote:
>> Hi Frank,
>>
>> On 3/17/26 02:36, Frank Li wrote:
>>> On Sat, Mar 14, 2026 at 01:05:14PM +0100, Josua Mayer wrote:
>>>> LX2160A pinmux is done in groups by various length bitfields within
>>>> configuration registers.
>>>>
>>>> Each group of pins is named in the reference manual after a primary
>>>> function using soc-specific naming, e.g. IIC1 (for i2c0).
>>>>
>>>> Hardware block numbering starts from zero in device-tree but one in the
>>>> reference manual.
>>>>
>>>> Rename the already defined pinmux nodes originally added for changing
>>>> i2c pins between i2c and gpio functions reflecting the reference manual
>>>> name (IIC) in the node name, and the device-tree name (i2c, gpio) in the
>>>> label.
>>>>
>>>> This makes it more clear to future developers that these nodes do in
> Needn't 'this' just
>
> Make it more ...
Okay, I'll rephrase it. "Make it more clear" was an intended result from renaming,
not the action itself.
>
>>>> fact configure a group of pins, and helps with cross-referencing
>>>> documentation.
>>>>
>>>> No functional change intended.
>>>>
>>>> Fixes: 8a1365c7bbc1 ("arm64: dts: lx2160a: add pinmux and i2c gpio to support bus recovery")
>>>> Signed-off-by: Josua Mayer <josua@solid-run.com>
>>>> ---
>>>> arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-lx2160a.dtsi | 64 +++++++++++++-------------
>>>> 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-lx2160a.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-lx2160a.dtsi
>>>> index 41c9b4253f4a5..28500e8873909 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-lx2160a.dtsi
>>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-lx2160a.dtsi
>>>> @@ -750,8 +750,8 @@ i2c0: i2c@2000000 {
>>>> clocks = <&clockgen QORIQ_CLK_PLATFORM_PLL
>>>> QORIQ_CLK_PLL_DIV(16)>;
>>>> pinctrl-names = "default", "gpio";
>>>> - pinctrl-0 = <&i2c0_scl>;
>>>> - pinctrl-1 = <&i2c0_scl_gpio>;
>>>> + pinctrl-0 = <&i2c0_pins>;
>>>> + pinctrl-1 = <&gpio0_3_2_pins>;
>>> why need change label name here. It should scl, why need change to pins?
>> Readability.
>>
>> It should definitely not be called "scl" precisely because the node
>> previously labeled i2c0_scl actually configures both sda and scl together.
> This need mention in commit message about why rename.
Okay.
>
> Frank
>> And plain "&i2c0" is already taken, so I added _pins.
>>
>> For the gpios I also changed the label because we are in SoC dtsi,
>> and gpios are not specific to sda or scl function.
>>
>> Further including the gpio numbers in the label helps spotting mistakes.
>>
>> This patch-set is a story explaining chapter by chapter why initially
>> I just reverted the original commit.
>>
>> sincerely
>> Josua Mayer
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-24 12:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-14 12:05 [PATCH v5 00/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a: fix pinmux issues, update SolidRun boards Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 01/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a-cex7/lx2162a-sr-som: fix usd-cd & gpio pinmux Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:11 ` Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 02/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a: change i2c0 (iic1) pinmux mask to one bit Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 03/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a: remove duplicate pinmux nodes Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 04/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a: rename pinmux nodes for readability Josua Mayer
2026-03-17 0:36 ` Frank Li
2026-03-17 17:20 ` Josua Mayer
2026-03-18 13:48 ` Frank Li
2026-03-24 12:40 ` Josua Mayer [this message]
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 05/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a: add sda gpio references for i2c bus recovery Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 06/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a: change zeros to hexadecimal in pinmux nodes Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 07/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a: complete pinmux for rcwsr12 configuration word Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 08/10] arm64: dts: lx2160a-cex7: add rtc alias Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 09/10] arm64: dts: lx2162a-sr-som: add crypto & rtc aliases, model Josua Mayer
2026-03-14 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 10/10] arm64: dts: lx2162a-clearfog: set sfp connector leds function and source Josua Mayer
2026-03-15 12:29 ` Josua Mayer
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