Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: Add generic pinctrl-simple driver that supports omap2+ padconf

[Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Stephen Warren <swarren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [120504 11:59]:
> On 05/04/2012 10:34 AM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > * Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [120504 08:58]:
> >> On 08:03 Fri 04 May     , Tony Lindgren wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> so I was thinking to do like on gpio
> >>>>
> >>>> uart {
> >>>> 	pin = < &pioA 12 {pararms} >
> >>>>
> >>>> }
> >>>
> >>> Hmm I assume the "12" above the gpio number?
> >> no pin number in the bank because it could not be gpio
> > 
> > Yes OK, but pin number 12 in the gpio bank, not in the mux register.
> > Got it.
> 
> I'd prefer to avoid any references to GPIOs here; not all muxable pins
> are GPIOs and not all GPIOs are muxable pins. Lets keep the two concepts
> independent.

And it seems that &pioA 12 is not always enough information for the pinctrl
driver to request a GPIO. So it's best to specify it separately.

Regards,

Tony

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