[PATCH 1/3] ARM: dts: imx28-evk: Use the standard gpio reset binding

Fabio Estevam festevam at gmail.com
Thu Apr 4 07:50:29 EDT 2013


On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Fabio Estevam <festevam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Philipp,
>
> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:58 AM, Philipp Zabel <p.zabel at pengutronix.de> wrote:
>> Hi Fabio,
>>
>> Am Mittwoch, den 03.04.2013, 19:01 -0300 schrieb Fabio Estevam:
>>> From: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam at freescale.com>
>>>
>>> Instead of using a custom binding for turning on a GPIO that activates the
>>> panel, use the standard one.
>>
>> While this might fit well code wise, is a reset GPIO the right
>> abstraction for those panel enable GPIOs?
>>
>> I guess the distinction between a GPIO that only holds the panel
>> controller in reset and one that also enables power supplies internally
>> can't be always made easily.
>
> Would gpio-regulator binding fit better in the case a GPIO is needed
> for activating the LCD backlight?

It seems that "regulator-fixed" seems to fit better for this purpose.



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