Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: lochnagar: select GPIOLIB

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Tue Jan 07 2020 - 05:39:22 EST


On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 10:45 AM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 5:37 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I wonder if GPIOLIB should just become mandatory when enabling the pinctrl
> > subsystem, or if there are still good reasons for leaving it disabled
> > on any machine that uses CONFIG_PINCTRL.
>
> Hm that is a tricky question, they almost always come in pair but are
> technically speaking separate subsystems.

I think there are a number of use cases for GPIOLIB drivers without PINCTRL, but
are there any examples of the reverse?

Arnd