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From: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next RFC 3/9] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: add support for GPIO configuration
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Hi Brandon,

>> Would there be any value in implementing a proper gpiochip structure
>> here such that other pieces of SW can see this GPIO controller as a
>> provider and you can reference it from e.g: Device Tree using GPIO
>> descriptors?
>
> That would be my preference as well, or maybe a pinctrl driver.

Indeed seeing a gpio_chip or a pinctrl controller registered from a
gpio.c or pinctrl.c file in a separate patchset would be great.


Thanks,

        Vivien