[PATCH V2 1/2] dt-bindings: Add optional gpio property to uartps node to support rs485

[m.brock at vanmierlo.com]

Rob Herring wrote on 2023-10-12 22:51:
>> How about introducing an rs485 generic gpios property instead of xlnx
>> private one? See also rs485-term-gpios and rs485-rx-during-tx-gpios.
>> 
>> Also note that every kernel driver expects to use RTS for this 
>> purpose.
>> So why not give this driver the option to choose a gpio instead of its
>> native RTS? And from there on use the rts route?
>> What if someone wants to use normal (non-rs485) RTS on a GPIO instead
>> of the native pin?
>> 
>> @Rob Herring
>> I am curious to know how the rs485 maintainers look at this.
> 
> Ask them.

Funny, your name is the only one listed under the maintainers in
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/rs485.yaml

And there is no mention of (RS-)485 in MAINTAINERS.

> We already have 'rts-gpios'. If that's what's always used, then perhaps
> we should use that in the RS485 case too?
> 
> Rob

Sounds like a good idea.

Maarten