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SubjectRe: [PATCH] gpio: pcf857x: restore the initial line state of all pcf lines


On Tuesday 16 December 2014 02:20 AM, Nishanth Menon wrote:
> On 12/12/2014 02:06 AM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
>> The reset values for all the PCF lines are high and hence on shutdown
>> we should drive all the lines high in order to bring it to the reset state.
>>
>> This is actually required since pcf doesn't have a reset line and even after
>> warm reset (by invoking "reboot" in prompt) the pcf lines maintains it's
>> previous programmed state. This becomes a problem if the boards are designed
>> to work with the default initial state.
>>
>> DRA7XX_evm uses PCF8575 and one of the PCF output lines feeds to MMC/SD and
>> this line should be driven high in order for the MMC/SD to be detected.
>> This line is modelled as regulator and the hsmmc driver takes care of enabling
>> and disabling it. In the case of 'reboot', during shutdown path as part of it's
>> cleanup process the hsmmc driver disables this regulator. This makes MMC boot
>> not functional.
>>
>> Fixed it by driving high all the pcf lines.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@ti.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/gpio/gpio-pcf857x.c | 9 +++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pcf857x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pcf857x.c
>> index 236708a..00b15b2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pcf857x.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pcf857x.c
>> @@ -448,6 +448,14 @@ static int pcf857x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
>> return status;
>> }
>>
>> +static void pcf857x_shutdown(struct i2c_client *client)
>> +{
>> + struct pcf857x *gpio = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
>> +
>> + /* Drive all the I/O lines high */
>> + gpio->write(gpio->client, BIT(gpio->chip.ngpio) - 1);
>
> you might force a contention here - depending on System configuration.
> example:
> +-------+
> | |
> | U1 | +------+ +-----------+
> | +---------> | | |
> +-------+ | | | |
> | Switch<-----+ SoC |
> +-------+ | | | |
> | | | | | |
> | U2 <---------+--^---+ +-----------+
> | | |
> | | |
> +-------+ |
> +--+--+
> | |
> | PCF |
> | |
> +-----+
>
> At low, SoC pin is connected to U2 as drive. when reset to high, you
> now have U1 driving to the same pin that SoC has, potentially
> resulting in contention.
>
>
> Unfortunately, at this level, you do not know what the state of the
> system is, blindly forcing a pin level will potentially cause
> contention risk depending on pin configuration.

Assume we are doing a reset when the system is powered on, irrespective of the
state of the system, we'll be forcing the pin level to the default state.

The same thing happens here so I don't think this would be a problem.

Thanks
Kishon


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