[PATCH v2 0/2] reset: handle RESET_GPIO better to provide the fallback

[PATCH v2 0/2] reset: handle RESET_GPIO better to provide the fallback

[Wolfram Sang]

After the discussion[1] (Thanks, Philipp!), here is the updated series.
Details are in the commit messages. Please let me know what you think.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251015112921.19535-2-wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com

Wolfram Sang (2):
  reset: always bail out on missing RESET_GPIO driver
  reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

 drivers/reset/Kconfig | 1 +
 drivers/reset/core.c  | 8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 1/2] reset: always bail out on missing RESET_GPIO driver

[Wolfram Sang]

Optional GPIOs mean they can be omitted. If they are described, a
failure in acquiring them still needs to be reported. When the
RESET_GPIO is not enabled (so the reset core cannot provide its assumed
fallback), the user should be informed about it. So, not only bail out
but also give a hint how to fix the situation. This means the check has
to be moved after ensuring the GPIO is really described.

Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
---

Changes since RFC v1:
* moved the code after second phandle check
* switched to pr_err
* updated commit message
* moved Reported-by to patch 2

 drivers/reset/core.c | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/reset/core.c b/drivers/reset/core.c
index 22f67fc77ae5..c1909074f715 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/core.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/core.c
@@ -1028,9 +1028,6 @@ __of_reset_control_get(struct device_node *node, const char *id, int index,
 	if (ret == -EINVAL)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	if (ret) {
-		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RESET_GPIO))
-			return optional ? NULL : ERR_PTR(ret);
-
 		/*
 		 * There can be only one reset-gpio for regular devices, so
 		 * don't bother with the "reset-gpios" phandle index.
@@ -1040,6 +1037,11 @@ __of_reset_control_get(struct device_node *node, const char *id, int index,
 		if (ret)
 			return optional ? NULL : ERR_PTR(ret);
 
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RESET_GPIO)) {
+			pr_err("%s(): RESET_GPIO driver not enabled, cannot fall back\n", __func__);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
+		}
+
 		gpio_fallback = true;
 
 		ret = __reset_add_reset_gpio_device(&args);
-- 
2.47.2

[PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

Reset core uses the reset_gpio driver for a fallback mechanism. So,
include it always once its dependencies are met to enable the fallback
mechanism whenever possible. This avoids regressions when drivers remove
open coded solutions in favor of this fallback.

Reported-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/87a51um1y1.wl-kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com
Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
---

Changes since RFC v1:
* new patch

 drivers/reset/Kconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/reset/Kconfig b/drivers/reset/Kconfig
index 78b7078478d4..7319bcd251dc 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/reset/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
 menuconfig RESET_CONTROLLER
 	bool "Reset Controller Support"
 	default y if ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
+	select RESET_GPIO if GPIOLIB
 	help
 	  Generic Reset Controller support.
 
-- 
2.47.2

Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] reset: handle RESET_GPIO better to provide the fallback

[Kuninori Morimoto]

Hi Wolfram

> After the discussion[1] (Thanks, Philipp!), here is the updated series.
> Details are in the commit messages. Please let me know what you think.

Thank you for your help !!
My board started works again (without .config manual update !)

Tested-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>

Best regards
---
Kuninori Morimoto

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Wolfram,

On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 at 14:16, Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> wrote:
> Reset core uses the reset_gpio driver for a fallback mechanism. So,
> include it always once its dependencies are met to enable the fallback
> mechanism whenever possible. This avoids regressions when drivers remove
> open coded solutions in favor of this fallback.
>
> Reported-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/87a51um1y1.wl-kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/reset/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/reset/Kconfig
> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
>  menuconfig RESET_CONTROLLER
>         bool "Reset Controller Support"
>         default y if ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
> +       select RESET_GPIO if GPIOLIB
>         help
>           Generic Reset Controller support.
>

Makes sense, so
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>

This does mean RESET_GPIO will never be modular anymore, while it could
still work as a module (the reset core creates the platform device,
which can be probed later), albeit in a non-intuitive way.

BTW, could we run into a circular dependency?

    config RESET_TI_TPS380X
            tristate "TI TPS380x Reset Driver"
            select GPIOLIB

I guess this should be changed from select to depends on?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

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Hi Geert,

> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>

Thank you!

> This does mean RESET_GPIO will never be modular anymore, while it could
> still work as a module (the reset core creates the platform device,
> which can be probed later), albeit in a non-intuitive way.

Interesting topic. In fact, I think we should make RESET_GPIO bool. I
think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any module
loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.

> BTW, could we run into a circular dependency?
> 
>     config RESET_TI_TPS380X
>             tristate "TI TPS380x Reset Driver"
>             select GPIOLIB
> 
> I guess this should be changed from select to depends on?

I agree. This is not "select" material.

Happy hacking,

   Wolfram


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Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] reset: always bail out on missing RESET_GPIO driver

[Philipp Zabel]

On Mi, 2025-10-15 at 22:59 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Optional GPIOs mean they can be omitted. If they are described, a
> failure in acquiring them still needs to be reported. When the
> RESET_GPIO is not enabled (so the reset core cannot provide its assumed
> fallback), the user should be informed about it. So, not only bail out
> but also give a hint how to fix the situation. This means the check has
> to be moved after ensuring the GPIO is really described.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>

Reviewed-by: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@pengutronix.de>

regards
Philipp

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Philipp Zabel]

On Mi, 2025-10-15 at 22:59 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Reset core uses the reset_gpio driver for a fallback mechanism. So,
> include it always once its dependencies are met to enable the fallback
> mechanism whenever possible. This avoids regressions when drivers remove
> open coded solutions in favor of this fallback.
> 
> Reported-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/87a51um1y1.wl-kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
> ---
> 
> Changes since RFC v1:
> * new patch
> 
>  drivers/reset/Kconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/reset/Kconfig b/drivers/reset/Kconfig
> index 78b7078478d4..7319bcd251dc 100644
> --- a/drivers/reset/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/reset/Kconfig
> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
>  menuconfig RESET_CONTROLLER
>  	bool "Reset Controller Support"
>  	default y if ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
> +	select RESET_GPIO if GPIOLIB

Thank you, what was the reason to go with this instead of

	default y if GPIOLIB

?

regards
Philipp

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Philipp Zabel]

On Do, 2025-10-16 at 15:02 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Wolfram,
> 
> On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 at 14:16, Wolfram Sang
> <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> wrote:
> > Reset core uses the reset_gpio driver for a fallback mechanism. So,
> > include it always once its dependencies are met to enable the fallback
> > mechanism whenever possible. This avoids regressions when drivers remove
> > open coded solutions in favor of this fallback.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
> > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/87a51um1y1.wl-kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com
> > Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
> 
> Thanks for your patch!
> 
> > --- a/drivers/reset/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/reset/Kconfig
> > @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
> >  menuconfig RESET_CONTROLLER
> >         bool "Reset Controller Support"
> >         default y if ARCH_HAS_RESET_CONTROLLER
> > +       select RESET_GPIO if GPIOLIB
> >         help
> >           Generic Reset Controller support.
> > 
> 
> Makes sense, so
> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
> 
> This does mean RESET_GPIO will never be modular anymore, while it could
> still work as a module (the reset core creates the platform device,
> which can be probed later), albeit in a non-intuitive way.

Btw, Bartosz (added to Cc:) is reworking reset-gpio into an auxiliary
device driver.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251006-reset-gpios-swnodes-v1-0-6d3325b9af42@linaro.org/

> BTW, could we run into a circular dependency?
> 
>     config RESET_TI_TPS380X
>             tristate "TI TPS380x Reset Driver"
>             select GPIOLIB
> 
> I guess this should be changed from select to depends on?

The drivers referencing GPIOLIB seem to be split in the middle between
select and depends...

regards
Philipp

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

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> > +	select RESET_GPIO if GPIOLIB
> 
> Thank you, what was the reason to go with this instead of
> 
> 	default y if GPIOLIB

The above will "fix" existing configs automatically. If a config has
already RESET_GPIO=n, it will not be updated with the latter, so it
still requires user interaction. Because RESET_GPIO is a leaf object, I
think it is OK to select it.


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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

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> > This does mean RESET_GPIO will never be modular anymore, while it could
> > still work as a module (the reset core creates the platform device,
> > which can be probed later), albeit in a non-intuitive way.
> 
> Btw, Bartosz (added to Cc:) is reworking reset-gpio into an auxiliary
> device driver.

Thanks for the pointer, but this is too much side-tracking for me ;)

> >     config RESET_TI_TPS380X
> >             tristate "TI TPS380x Reset Driver"
> >             select GPIOLIB
> > 
> > I guess this should be changed from select to depends on?
> 
> The drivers referencing GPIOLIB seem to be split in the middle between
> select and depends...

:(


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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Bartosz Golaszewski]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Geert,
>
> > Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
>
> Thank you!
>
> > This does mean RESET_GPIO will never be modular anymore, while it could
> > still work as a module (the reset core creates the platform device,
> > which can be probed later), albeit in a non-intuitive way.
>
> Interesting topic. In fact, I think we should make RESET_GPIO bool. I
> think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any module
> loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.
>

You have not said *why*. How is this different from any other device
whose driver is only loaded when actually needed?

Bartosz

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

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> > Interesting topic. In fact, I think we should make RESET_GPIO bool. I
> > think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any module
> > loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.
> >
> 
> You have not said *why*. How is this different from any other device
> whose driver is only loaded when actually needed?

? I just did that, but let me repeat:

I think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any
module loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.

I might add that module loading infrastructure might be broken in
userspace. Been there. Also, some drivers might need their reset early?

Looking more into it, I can't find any 'request_module'. Am I
overlooking something? The fallback feature is only present if the user
loads the driver manually? If that is true, it would make it rather
useless IMHO because consumer drivers cannot rely on it. I must be
missing something...


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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Bartosz Golaszewski]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> wrote:
>
>
> > > Interesting topic. In fact, I think we should make RESET_GPIO bool. I
> > > think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any module
> > > loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.
> > >
> >
> > You have not said *why*. How is this different from any other device
> > whose driver is only loaded when actually needed?
>
> ? I just did that, but let me repeat:
>
> I think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any
> module loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.
>

It's not really a fallback, is it? This is the path we'll always take
if the driver requests a reset control on a firmware node which has a
reset-gpios property. If the driver goes with the gpiod API, it will
get a regular descriptor. It's deterministic enough to not warrant the
term "fallback".

> I might add that module loading infrastructure might be broken in
> userspace. Been there. Also, some drivers might need their reset early?
>

Then I believe the platform's config should make sure the driver is
built-in. I don't think it makes sense to just cram it into the kernel
image for the few users it currently has.

> Looking more into it, I can't find any 'request_module'. Am I
> overlooking something? The fallback feature is only present if the user
> loads the driver manually? If that is true, it would make it rather
> useless IMHO because consumer drivers cannot rely on it. I must be
> missing something...
>

The reset-gpio driver has a MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE().

Bart

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

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> > I think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any
> > module loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.
> >
> 
> It's not really a fallback, is it? This is the path we'll always take
> if the driver requests a reset control on a firmware node which has a
> reset-gpios property. If the driver goes with the gpiod API, it will
> get a regular descriptor. It's deterministic enough to not warrant the
> term "fallback".

I dunno for how many drivers this is really applicable, but I really
liked the cleanup of the pca954x driver. Don't handle GPIOs internally,
just get a reset, and it might be a GPIO. I think it is very useful and
I would like to see it wherever possible.

We could now make these drivers depend on RESET_GPIO. This would make
sense in a way but is uncomfortable for the user who has not RESET_GPIO
enabled before. The driver would just disappear because of unmet
dependencies. Yes, this can happen all the time because we always find
new dependencies and describe them. I just hoped it could be avoided in
this case.

> Then I believe the platform's config should make sure the driver is
> built-in. I don't think it makes sense to just cram it into the kernel
> image for the few users it currently has.

For Morimoto-san, the PCA954x update resulted in a regression. It is
worth thinking how to avoid that. The driver is so small, I wouldn't
mind the extra space if it saves users from disappearing devices. But
mileages vary...


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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Bartosz Golaszewski]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> wrote:
>
>
> > > I think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any
> > > module loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.
> > >
> >
> > It's not really a fallback, is it? This is the path we'll always take
> > if the driver requests a reset control on a firmware node which has a
> > reset-gpios property. If the driver goes with the gpiod API, it will
> > get a regular descriptor. It's deterministic enough to not warrant the
> > term "fallback".
>
> I dunno for how many drivers this is really applicable, but I really
> liked the cleanup of the pca954x driver. Don't handle GPIOs internally,
> just get a reset, and it might be a GPIO. I think it is very useful and
> I would like to see it wherever possible.
>
> We could now make these drivers depend on RESET_GPIO. This would make
> sense in a way but is uncomfortable for the user who has not RESET_GPIO
> enabled before. The driver would just disappear because of unmet
> dependencies. Yes, this can happen all the time because we always find
> new dependencies and describe them. I just hoped it could be avoided in
> this case.
>
> > Then I believe the platform's config should make sure the driver is
> > built-in. I don't think it makes sense to just cram it into the kernel
> > image for the few users it currently has.
>
> For Morimoto-san, the PCA954x update resulted in a regression. It is
> worth thinking how to avoid that. The driver is so small, I wouldn't
> mind the extra space if it saves users from disappearing devices. But
> mileages vary...
>

It's up to Philipp but I'd personally go with "default m if GPIOLIB".

Bartosz

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Philipp Zabel]

On Fr, 2025-10-17 at 19:02 +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM Wolfram Sang
> <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > > I think the fallback mechanism of the core should work without any
> > > > module loading infrastructure. It should be there whenever possible.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > It's not really a fallback, is it? This is the path we'll always take
> > > if the driver requests a reset control on a firmware node which has a
> > > reset-gpios property. If the driver goes with the gpiod API, it will
> > > get a regular descriptor. It's deterministic enough to not warrant the
> > > term "fallback".
> > 
> > I dunno for how many drivers this is really applicable, but I really
> > liked the cleanup of the pca954x driver.

That cleanup might have been a little premature, given that the reset-
gpio driver currently only works on OF-based platforms, and even there
only with gpio controllers with #gpio-cells = <2>.

> >  Don't handle GPIOs internally,
> > just get a reset, and it might be a GPIO. I think it is very useful and
> > I would like to see it wherever possible.
> > 
> > We could now make these drivers depend on RESET_GPIO. This would make
> > sense in a way but is uncomfortable for the user who has not RESET_GPIO
> > enabled before. The driver would just disappear because of unmet
> > dependencies. Yes, this can happen all the time because we always find
> > new dependencies and describe them. I just hoped it could be avoided in
> > this case.

How about selecting RESET_GPIO from I2C_MUX_PCA954x? It already depends
on GPIOLIB. Although I don't like the idea of drivers being converted
en masse, all selecting RESET_GPIO ...

> > 
> > > Then I believe the platform's config should make sure the driver is
> > > built-in. I don't think it makes sense to just cram it into the kernel
> > > image for the few users it currently has.
> > 
> > For Morimoto-san, the PCA954x update resulted in a regression. It is
> > worth thinking how to avoid that. The driver is so small, I wouldn't
> > mind the extra space if it saves users from disappearing devices. But
> > mileages vary...
> > 
> 
> It's up to Philipp but I'd personally go with "default m if GPIOLIB".

To be honest, I don't like either very much.

Yes, the reset-gpio driver is only about three pages in size, but
force-enabling it for nearly everyone, just because some hardware
designs like to share resets a little too much, feels wrong to me,
especially in its current state.

And just default-enabling it doesn't solve the regression problem when
updating preexisting configs.

regards
Philipp

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

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Hi Philipp,

> > > I dunno for how many drivers this is really applicable, but I really
> > > liked the cleanup of the pca954x driver.
> 
> That cleanup might have been a little premature, given that the reset-
> gpio driver currently only works on OF-based platforms, and even there
> only with gpio controllers with #gpio-cells = <2>.

I see. That kind of spoils my assumption that it is a fallback supported
by the core. Darn, I would still like to have it, but it seems more
complicated than I have time for it :(

> How about selecting RESET_GPIO from I2C_MUX_PCA954x? It already depends
> on GPIOLIB. Although I don't like the idea of drivers being converted
> en masse, all selecting RESET_GPIO ...

Well, on top of that, reset is optional with this driver, so selecting
it doesn't feel proper.

> To be honest, I don't like either very much.
> 
> Yes, the reset-gpio driver is only about three pages in size, but
> force-enabling it for nearly everyone, just because some hardware
> designs like to share resets a little too much, feels wrong to me,
> especially in its current state.

I understand the argument of 'too limited in the current state'. I don't
get the 'share too much' argument? The fallback would remove open-coded
"reset-gpios" handling and sync it with generic reset handling?

> And just default-enabling it doesn't solve the regression problem when
> updating preexisting configs.

Yes.

Well, at least patch 1 seems okay, so users at least get notified of the
problem...

All the best,

   Wolfram


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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Bartosz Golaszewski]

On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Philipp,
>
> > > > I dunno for how many drivers this is really applicable, but I really
> > > > liked the cleanup of the pca954x driver.
> >
> > That cleanup might have been a little premature, given that the reset-
> > gpio driver currently only works on OF-based platforms, and even there
> > only with gpio controllers with #gpio-cells = <2>.
>
> I see. That kind of spoils my assumption that it is a fallback supported
> by the core. Darn, I would still like to have it, but it seems more
> complicated than I have time for it :(
>

As soon as my two other reset series land in next, I will finish my
work on converting the reset core to fwnode which should help.

Bart

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

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> > I see. That kind of spoils my assumption that it is a fallback supported
> > by the core. Darn, I would still like to have it, but it seems more
> > complicated than I have time for it :(
> >
> 
> As soon as my two other reset series land in next, I will finish my
> work on converting the reset core to fwnode which should help.

Cool! Then you bring back my argument, that it should be always compiled
in because it is a core feature ;)


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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Bartosz Golaszewski]

On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> wrote:
>
> > > I see. That kind of spoils my assumption that it is a fallback supported
> > > by the core. Darn, I would still like to have it, but it seems more
> > > complicated than I have time for it :(
> > >
> >
> > As soon as my two other reset series land in next, I will finish my
> > work on converting the reset core to fwnode which should help.
>
> Cool! Then you bring back my argument, that it should be always compiled
> in because it is a core feature ;)
>

No, I still think it should be a module by default with an option to
build it in if the platform demands it. Just like 95% of the drivers
out there.

Bartosz

Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] reset: always include RESET_GPIO driver if possible

[Wolfram Sang]

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> > Cool! Then you bring back my argument, that it should be always compiled
> > in because it is a core feature ;)
> >
> 
> No, I still think it should be a module by default with an option to
> build it in if the platform demands it. Just like 95% of the drivers
> out there.

I know how you think, that's why I put the smiley there.


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Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] reset: always bail out on missing RESET_GPIO driver

[Philipp Zabel]

On Mi, 2025-10-15 at 22:59 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Optional GPIOs mean they can be omitted. If they are described, a
> failure in acquiring them still needs to be reported. When the
> RESET_GPIO is not enabled (so the reset core cannot provide its assumed
> fallback), the user should be informed about it. So, not only bail out
> but also give a hint how to fix the situation. This means the check has
> to be moved after ensuring the GPIO is really described.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>

Reviewed-by: Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@pengutronix.de>

regards
Philipp

Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] reset: always bail out on missing RESET_GPIO driver

[Philipp Zabel]

On Mi, 2025-10-15 at 22:59 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Optional GPIOs mean they can be omitted. If they are described, a
> failure in acquiring them still needs to be reported. When the
> RESET_GPIO is not enabled (so the reset core cannot provide its assumed
> fallback), the user should be informed about it. So, not only bail out
> but also give a hint how to fix the situation. This means the check has
> to be moved after ensuring the GPIO is really described.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>

Patch 1 applied to reset/next, thanks!

[1/2] reset: always bail out on missing RESET_GPIO driver
      https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/pza/linux/commit/?id=25d4d4604d01

regards
Philipp