Re: [PATCH -next 0/2] allow gpio simulator be used as interrupt controller

From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Wed Aug 31 2022 - 12:09:13 EST


On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 9:44 AM Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This series allow gpio simulator be used as interrupt controller, the use
> case is mockup some device which using GPIO as interrupt controller, such
> as mcp2515 CAN device. With the dts [1], we can mockup a mcp2515 device,
> and trigger irq by following commands:
>
> $ echo pull-down > /sys/bus/gpio/devices/gpiochip0/sim_gpio0/pull
> $ echo pull-up > /sys/bus/gpio/devices/gpiochip0/sim_gpio0/pull
>
>
> --[1]---------------------------------------------------------
> /dts-v1/;
>
> #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/irq.h>
>
> / {
> clk24m: clk24m {
> compatible = "fixed-clock";
> clock-output-names = "clk24m";
> clock-frequency = <24000000>;
> #clock-cells = <0>;
> };
>
> gpio-sim {
> compatible = "gpio-simulator";
>
> bank0: bank0 {
> gpio-controller;
> #gpio-cells = <2>;
> ngpios = <16>;
>
> interrupt-controller;
> #interrupt-cells = <2>;
>
> line_b-hog {
> gpio-hog;
> gpios = <0 1>;
> input;
> line-name = "irq-sim";
> };

Why do you need this hog? The GPIO will be marked as requested once
the interrupt is taken by the driver.

> };
> };
>
> spi: spi {
> compatible = "spi-mockup";
>
> #address-cells = <1>;
> #size-cells = <0>;
>
> can0: can@1 {
> compatible = "microchip,mcp2515";
> reg = <1>;
> clocks = <&clk24m>;
> interrupt-parent = <&bank0>;
> interrupts = <0 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_BOTH>;
> };
>
> };
> };
> ------------------------------><-----------------------------
>
> Wei Yongjun (2):
> genirq/irq_sim: Allow both one and two cell bindings
> gpio: sim: make gpio simulator can be used as interrupt controller
>
> drivers/gpio/gpio-sim.c | 2 +-
> kernel/irq/irq_sim.c | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>

Can you add some info about this to the documentation?

Otherwise looks good.

Bart