[PATCH 1/1] ARM: EXYNOS: Update CONFIG_ARCH_NR_GPIO for Exynos

[Kukjin Kim]

Sachin Kamat wrote:

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> >>>>> Hmm, BTW, I'm wondering why it is 288 not 285 or other specific
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> number...
> >>>
> >>>> I wasn't really sure if we can have any number there. I chose the
> >>>> closest one (288) which was already used by other platform.
> >>>> If there is no problem to use 285 itself then I can resend with that
> >>>> number. Please let me know.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> If there is no reason, please don't use bigger value than necessary
> one.
> >>
> >>
> >> Hmm, what about some GPIO expanders that would require bigger GPIO
> address
> >> space? I would reserve some space just in case, i.e. define this value
> to
> >> be
> >> the highest number of GPIOs on all Exynos SoCs + some extra, like 32 or
> >> 64.
> >
> >
> > That sounds like a good idea. IIRC I once had to increase ARCH_NR_GPIO
> to
> > make the wm8994 GPIO controller working. The wm8994 driver also handles
> > WM1811 audio codec that some Exynos development boards are shipped with.
> 
> Looks like a valid point.
> 
> Kukjin,
> Let me know your opinion about this before I respin the patch.
> 
Agreed, let's use 512 including some extras, I'm not sure what value for
some GPIO expanders is reasonable at this moment, though. It should be fine
on current EXYNOS platforms.

Thanks,
Kukjin