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From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Date:   Tue, 17 Aug 2021 01:00:25 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 1/2] dt-bindings: pinctrl: mt8195: add rsel define
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On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 5:38 PM Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 6:48 PM zhiyong.tao <zhiyong.tao@mediatek.com> wrote:

> > > I'll take that as "use SI units whenever possible and reasonable".
> >
> > ==> so It doesn't need to change the define, is it right?
> > we will keep the common define.
>
> Actually I think it would be possible and reasonable to use SI units
> in this case, since you are the vendor and have the resistor values
> to implement the support. Having different sets of values for different
> chips is nothing out of the ordinary. We already have to account for
> different number of pins and different pin functions. That is what
> compatible strings are for.

I fully agree with Chen-Yu's analysis here.

Zhiyong can you make an attempt to use SI units (Ohms) and see
what it will look like? I think it will look better for users and it will
be less risk to make mistakes.

Yours,
Linus Walleij