[PATCH v3 2/3] ARM: dts: add ngpios for vf610 compatible gpio controllers

[Stefan Wahren]

Am 21.05.25 um 00:14 schrieb Linus Walleij:
> On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM Stefan Wahren <wahrenst at gmx.net> wrote:
>
>> sorry for asking this dumb question: why do we need the redundant ngpio
>> property in case there is already gpio-ranges defined? AFAIU the last
>> cell already contains the necessary information. Or do I missed something?
> Not all GPIOs on a gpio controller have to be present in
> a range.
>
> The ranges can be multiple and have holes in them.
>
> The ranges are also optional.
>
> The fact that this DTS file, for this SoC and on this controller
> happens to have a range mapped right over all of the pins
> is merely a coinicidence and not a general rule of any kind,
> it just apophenia playing games on us.
Thanks for clarification
>
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij
>