From: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
To: Loys Ollivier <lollivier@baylibre.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@googlemail.com>,
Kevin Hilman <khilman@baylibre.com>,
Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mediatek@lists.infradead.org,
linux-amlogic@lists.infradead.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] dt-bindings: gnss: add mediatek binding
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:34:25 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190213093425.GH28278@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86o97iv2px.fsf@baylibre.com>
On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 03:06:50PM +0100, Loys Ollivier wrote:
>
> On Mon 11 Feb 2019 at 09:22, Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 09:50:16AM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 05:37:59PM +0100, Loys Ollivier wrote:
> >> > Add binding for Mediatek-based GNSS receivers.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Loys Ollivier <lollivier@baylibre.com>
> >> reset-gpios is the standard name.
> >>
> >> > +- gtop,fix-gpios : GPIO used to determine device position fix state
> >> > + (pin name: FIX, 3D_FIX)
> >
> > I'm thinking we might need a standard name for fix-gpios as well. This
> > isn't a feature that is globaltop (or mediatek) specific, and other
> > manufacturers provide similar functionality through pins named UI_FIX,
> > or even LCKIND (lock indicator).
> >
> > The pin is typically used to drive an indicator LED AFAIU, but the
> > characteristics of the signal varies from device to device (fw to fw),
> > for example, pulse when no lock and low otherwise, or pulse when a 2d or
> > 3d-fix is acquired, etc.
> >
>
> Yes most GNSS recevivers provide a similar feature even if behavior of
> the line differs.
>
> > I'm not sure how useful the pulsing would be for software, but someone
> > might find a use for it in some form.
> >
>
> Well it is useful to know when you start acquiring "valid" positionning
> data. I'm using this as a trigger to start recording position.
Sure, but a non-pulsing signal might have been easier to deal with if it
was meant to be used by software.
> > Rob, is this something we want to keep in the binding, and if so, how
> > about using a generic name such as "gnss-fix-gpios"?
>
> Name "gnss-fix-gpios" sounds good to me.
Let's go with that then.
Johan
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Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-01-28 16:37 [PATCH v3 0/4] Add driver for Mediatek-based GNSS receivers Loys Ollivier
2019-01-28 16:37 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] dt-bindings: Add vendor prefix for "GlobalTop Technology, Inc." Loys Ollivier
2019-01-30 15:48 ` Rob Herring
2019-02-01 8:17 ` Loys Ollivier
2019-01-28 16:37 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] dt-bindings: gnss: add mediatek binding Loys Ollivier
2019-01-30 15:50 ` Rob Herring
2019-02-11 9:22 ` Johan Hovold
2019-02-11 14:06 ` Loys Ollivier
2019-02-13 9:34 ` Johan Hovold [this message]
2019-02-12 21:18 ` Rob Herring
2019-02-13 9:31 ` Johan Hovold
2019-01-28 16:38 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] gnss: add mtk receiver type support Loys Ollivier
2019-01-28 16:38 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] gnss: add driver for mediatek receivers Loys Ollivier
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