Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] pinctrl: qpnp: Qualcomm PMIC pin controller driver

["Ivan T. Ivanov" <iivanov@mm-sol.com>]

On Mon, 2014-08-04 at 18:36 -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> On 07/28/14 01:39, Ivan T. Ivanov wrote:
> > I am working on proposal from Stephen Boyd to encode GPIO/MPP mode and 
> > source select into combined function. Something like this one:
> >
> > #define PM8XXX_DIGITAL_IN		0
> > #define PM8XXX_DIGITAL_OUT		1
> > #define PM8XXX_DIGITAL_IN_OUT		2
> >
> > ...
> >
> > /* mode and source select */
> > #define PM8XXX_FUNCTION(m,s)		((m) << 16 | (s))
> >
> > #define PM8921_GPIO1_14_KYPD_SNS	PM8XXX_FUNCTION(PM8XXX_DIGITAL_IN, 1)
> > #define PM8921_GPIO9_14_KYPD_DRV	PM8XXX_FUNCTION(PM8XXX_DIGITAL_OUT, 1)
> > #define PM8921_GPIO33_35_PWM		PM8XXX_FUNCTION(PM8XXX_DIGITAL_OUT, 3)
> >
> > ..
> >
> >
> 
> This isn't what I was suggesting at all. The function should be
> something like KYPD, PWM and those should just be defined to be 1 or 3.
> The mode should be some other property like input or output, and the
> driver should or the two together and put it into the register.

Well, we can do this. I was just thought that will more convenient if
function is fully described in to one property.

Regards,
Ivan