Re: [PATCH 1/3] gpio / ACPI: add ACPI support

[Mika Westerberg]

On Fri, Nov 09, 2012 at 03:46:58PM +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> > I guess It's possible to write a driver like that.
> > The only acpi enumerated driver with the acpi_handle set (soon coming to
> > upstream) is not done like that.
> >
> > Do you think this is a case that should be solved now?  or just expect acpi
> > gpio device driver to not use several gpiochips in one driver?
> 
> Look at what the DT code does. It is actually pretty easy to solve. I
> would do it now, but I won't block the changes if you do not.

I think for now we just implement the single gpiochip solution and once (if
ever) there emerges need for multiple gpiochips in a single driver, we add
the support then.
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