Re: [PATCH v3 01/13] pinctrl: sunxi: Add A83T R_PIO controller support

[Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>]

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Hi,

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 12:48:02PM +0800, Vishnu Patekar wrote:
> Hello Linus,
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 10:42 PM, Vishnu Patekar
> > <vishnupatekar0510-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> >> The A83T has R_PIO pin controller, it's same as A23, execpt A83T
> >> interrupt bit is 6th and A83T has one extra pin PL12.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Vishnu Patekar <vishnupatekar0510-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> >> Acked-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens-jdAy2FN1RRM@public.gmane.org>
> >> Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
> >
> > As partly noted by others:
> >
> >> +config PINCTRL_SUN8I_A83T_R
> >> +       def_bool MACH_SUN8I
> >
> > bool
> >
> >> +       depends on RESET_CONTROLLER
> >
> > Should it rather select RESET_CONTROLLER?
> I used depends on and def_bool as it is used for other sunxi pinctrl drivers.
> Using bool and select will not harm anything.

It will, at least in the case of def_bool, since that symbol will not
be enabled by default, and you'll have no way to enable it.

And RESET_CONTROLLER is a bit messy, since you can't just select it
because it also has a dependency on an ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
symbol.

> Should I change it to bool and select ?  or keep it to be uniform with
> earlier options?

Please keep it that way.

Thanks,
Maxime

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