[PATCH 1/7] gpio: rcar: Convert to gpiochip_generic_{request,free}()

Linus Walleij linusw at kernel.org
Tue Oct 27 07:19:29 PDT 2026


On Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert+renesas at glider.be> wrote:

> When a gpio device node has no gpio-ranges property,
> pinctrl_gpio_request() returns -EPROBE_DEFER and its GPIOs are unusable.
>
> Restore the ability to use GPIOs before pin control support is added by
> using the gpiolib helpers instead, which cater for this use case.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas at glider.be>

Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linusw at kernel.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij



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