From: Hanks Chen <hanks.chen@mediatek.com>
To: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>, CC Hwang <cc.hwang@mediatek.com>,
<wsd_upstream@mediatek.com>,
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Loda Chou <loda.chou@mediatek.com>,
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Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>,
"Mars Cheng" <mars.cheng@mediatek.com>,
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Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@gmail.com>,
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<linux-mediatek@lists.infradead.org>,
linux-clk <linux-clk@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 05/11] pinctrl: mediatek: avoid virtual gpio trying to set reg
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 19:27:30 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1578482850.7554.18.camel@mtkswgap22> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACRpkdZUxpQ1tS9mKG9tc_U==M2BL9HwXt3DS1t413GGSEaVTA@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 2020-01-07 at 11:20 +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 4:11 AM Hanks Chen <hanks.chen@mediatek.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2019-08-23 at 10:57 +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 11:22 AM Mars Cheng <mars.cheng@mediatek.com> wrote:
>
> > > This does not explain what a "virtual GPIO" is in this
> > > context, so please elaborate. What is this? Why does
> > > it exist? What is it used for?
> > >
> > > GPIO is "general purpose input/output" and it is a
> > > pretty rubbery category already as it is, so we need
> > > to define our terms pretty strictly.
> > >
> > Virtual GPIO only used inside SOC and not being exported to outside SOC
> > in MTK platform. Some modules use virtual GPIO as eint (e.g. pmic or
> > usb).
>
> I would call that internal GPIOs, those are very real rails inside
> the chip made with polysilicone so there is nothing "virtual"
> about them. If the documentation for the chip calls them virtual
> then explain in the driver that these are SoC-internal
> lines so that everyone will get it.
>
Got it, I will add the info into the driver in v3
> Is the PMIC inside the SoC? I thought that was usually outside of it
> in its own chip.
>
> But I suppose there could be some interface to it in the SoC and
> then that interface has this EINT?
>
That's right. I use incorrect word.
e.g. pmic interface inside the SOC (PMIF), not pmic...
> > In MTK platform, external interrupt (EINT) and GPIO is 1-1 mapping and
> > we can set GPIO as eint.
> > But some modules use specific eint which doesn't have real GPIO pin.
> > So we use virtual GPIO to map it.
>
> OK I get it I think... just put these comments into the code as well
> so we understand when reading the code what is going on.
Got it, will add the comments in v3. Thanks for reviewing.
>
> > > > + if (mtk_is_virt_gpio(hw, gpio))
> > > > + return 1;
> > >
> > > Why are "virtual GPIOs" always inputs?
> >
> > We set virtual GPIO as eint.
> > It mean virtual GPIO only used inside SOC and not being exported to
> > outside SOC.
>
> Are you saying that:
> - "Virtual" GPIOs are always and only used for interrupts
> - Since they are only used for interrupts, they are always inputs
>
> Then write that in a comment to the above change so we know
> this context.
>
Yes, virtual GPIOs are always and only used for interrupts in mtk
platform. I'll add the comments in v3. Thanks for reviewing
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-01-08 11:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-08-19 9:21 [PATCHv2 00/11] Add basic SoC Support for Mediatek MT6779 SoC Mars Cheng
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 01/11] dt-bindings: mediatek: add support for mt6779 reference board Mars Cheng
2019-08-23 15:50 ` Matthias Brugger
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 02/11] dt-bindings: mtk-uart: add mt6779 uart bindings Mars Cheng
2019-08-23 15:47 ` Matthias Brugger
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 03/11] dt-bindings: irq: mtk,sysirq: add support for mt6779 Mars Cheng
2019-08-23 8:51 ` Linus Walleij
2019-08-23 15:51 ` Matthias Brugger
2019-08-23 15:44 ` Matthias Brugger
2019-08-27 16:50 ` Rob Herring
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 04/11] pinctrl: mediatek: update pinmux definitions " Mars Cheng
2019-08-23 15:53 ` Matthias Brugger
2020-01-02 4:04 ` Hanks Chen
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 05/11] pinctrl: mediatek: avoid virtual gpio trying to set reg Mars Cheng
2019-08-23 8:57 ` Linus Walleij
2019-12-22 13:52 ` Hanks Chen
2020-01-07 10:20 ` Linus Walleij
2020-01-08 11:27 ` Hanks Chen [this message]
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 06/11] pinctrl: mediatek: add pinctrl support for MT6779 SoC Mars Cheng
[not found] ` <CAGp9LzoVwNxY8Q3G4hxpa7=orsEox+J0mNamag70wyjrGvDiZw@mail.gmail.com>
2019-08-23 8:59 ` Linus Walleij
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 07/11] pinctrl: mediatek: add mt6779 eint support Mars Cheng
2019-08-22 18:13 ` Sean Wang
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 08/11] dt-bindings: mediatek: bindings for MT6779 clk Mars Cheng
2019-08-27 16:52 ` Rob Herring
2019-09-10 14:53 ` Stephen Boyd
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 09/11] clk: mediatek: Add dt-bindings for MT6779 clocks Mars Cheng
2019-08-27 16:53 ` Rob Herring
2019-09-10 14:53 ` Stephen Boyd
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 10/11] clk: mediatek: Add MT6779 clock support Mars Cheng
2019-09-10 14:53 ` Stephen Boyd
2019-08-19 9:21 ` [PATCH v2 11/11] arm64: dts: add dts nodes for MT6779 Mars Cheng
2019-08-19 9:40 ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-19 11:42 ` Mars Cheng
2019-08-19 12:07 ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-22 0:46 ` Mars Cheng
2019-08-23 16:13 ` Matthias Brugger
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