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

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On 05/04/2012 04:08 PM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * 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.

Why would a pinctrl driver "request a GPIO"?

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