[PATCH v3 8/8] dt-bindings: pinctrl: samsung: deprecate header with register constants

Krzysztof Kozlowski krzysztof.kozlowski at linaro.org
Sun Jun 5 09:07:03 PDT 2022


On 05/06/2022 18:05, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> For convenience (less code duplication, some meaning added to raw
> number), the pin controller pin configuration register values
> were defined in the bindings header.  These are not some IDs or other
> abstraction layer but raw numbers used in the registers
> 
> These constants do not fit the purpose of bindings.  They do not provide
> any abstraction, any hardware and driver independent ID.  With minor
> exceptions, the Linux drivers actually do not use the bindings header at
> all.
> 
> All of the constants were moved already to headers local to DTS
> (residing in DTS directory) and to Samsung pinctrl driver (where
> applicable), so remove any references to the bindings header and add a
> warning tha tit is deprecated.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski at linaro.org>
> Reviewed-by: Chanho Park <chanho61.park at samsung.com>
> Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.wallej at linaro.org>

This needs fixup in address             ^^^^.

Best regards,
Krzysztof



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