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SubjectRe: [PATCH v1 1/1] gpiolib: Read "gpio-line-names" from a firmware node
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On 4/10/21 11:06 AM, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 2:46 AM Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de> wrote:
>>
>> On 3/15/21 6:04 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 6:49 PM Bartosz Golaszewski
>>> <bgolaszewski@baylibre.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 3:34 PM Andy Shevchenko
>>>> <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 03:04:37PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 1:50 PM Andy Shevchenko
>>>>>> <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 12:16:26PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 10:01:47AM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 1:03 PM Andy Shevchenko
>>>>>>>>> <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately while this may fix the particular use-case on STM32, it
>>>>>>>>> breaks all other users as the 'gpio-line-names' property doesn't live
>>>>>>>>> on dev_fwnode(&gdev->dev) but on dev_fwnode(chip->parent).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How about we first look for this property on the latter and only if
>>>>>>>>> it's not present descend down to the former fwnode?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oops, I have tested on x86 and it worked the same way.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lemme check this, but I think the issue rather in ordering when we apply fwnode
>>>>>>>> to the newly created device and when we actually retrieve gpio-line-names
>>>>>>>> property.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hmm... I can't see how it's possible can be. Can you provide a platform name
>>>>>>> and pointers to the DTS that has been broken by the change?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I noticed it with gpio-mockup (libgpiod tests failed on v5.12-rc3) and
>>>>>> the WiP gpio-sim - but it's the same on most DT platforms. The node
>>>>>> that contains the `gpio-line-names` is the one associated with the
>>>>>> platform device passed to the GPIO driver. The gpiolib then creates
>>>>>> another struct device that becomes the child of that node but it
>>>>>> doesn't copy the parent's properties to it (nor should it).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Every driver that reads device properties does it from the parent
>>>>>> device, not the one in gdev - whether it uses of_, fwnode_ or generic
>>>>>> device_ properties.
>>>>>
>>>>> What you are telling contradicts with the idea of copying parent's fwnode
>>>>> (or OF node) in the current code.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ha! While the OF node of the parent device is indeed assigned to the
>>>> gdev's dev, the same isn't done in the core code for fwnodes and
>>>> simulated chips don't have an associated OF node, so this is the
>>>> culprit I suppose.
>>>
>>> Close, but not fully correct.
>>> First of all it depends on the OF / ACPI / platform enumeration.
>>> Second, we are talking about secondary fwnode in the case where it happens.
>>>
>>> I'm in the middle of debugging this, I'll come up with something soon I believe.
>>
>> Was there ever any follow up on this ?
>>
>> I would like to point out that on STM32MP1 in Linux 5.10.y, the
>> gpio-line-names are still broken, and a revert of "gpiolib: generalize
>> devprop_gpiochip_set_names() for device properties" is still necessary.
>
> Yes, Andy has fixed that in commit b41ba2ec54a7 ("gpiolib: Read
> "gpio-line-names" from a firmware node") but for some reason this has
> never made its way into stable. I'll resend it.

Yes, that's the missing one, thanks. With that picked, the mp1 is fine.

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