Re: [PATCH v2] dt-bindings: input: touchscreen: goodix: clarify irq-gpios misleading text

From: Jeff LaBundy
Date: Tue Sep 26 2023 - 22:30:56 EST


Hi Luca,

On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 05:22:08AM +0200, Luca Ceresoli wrote:
> The irq-gpios description misleading, apparently saying that driving the
> IRQ GPIO resets the device, which is even more puzzling as there is a reset
> GPIO as well.
>
> In reality the IRQ pin can be driven during the reset sequence to configure
> the client address, as it becomes clear after checking both the datasheet
> and the driver code. Improve the text to clarify that.
>
> Also rephrase to remove reference to the driver, which is not appropriate
> in the bindings.
>
> Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Jeff LaBundy <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>

>
> ---
>
> Changed in v2:
> - reworded to clarify even further
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/goodix.yaml | 5 +++--
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/goodix.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/goodix.yaml
> index 3d016b87c8df..2a2d86cfd104 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/goodix.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/goodix.yaml
> @@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ properties:
> maxItems: 1
>
> irq-gpios:
> - description: GPIO pin used for IRQ. The driver uses the interrupt gpio pin
> - as output to reset the device.
> + description: GPIO pin used for IRQ input. Additionally, this line is
> + sampled by the device on reset deassertion to select the I2C client
> + address, thus it can be driven by the host during the reset sequence.
> maxItems: 1
>
> reset-gpios:
> --
> 2.34.1
>

Thanks for considering my feedback; the messaging is clear now.

Kind regards,
Jeff LaBundy