Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] gpio: realtek-otto: add pinctrl support

Linus Walleij <[email protected]>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.sashiko-reviews,org.kernel.vger.linux-devicetree
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On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 9:39 AM <[email protected]> wrote:

> - [Critical] Unconditionally enabling GPIO_GENERIC_PINCTRL_BACKEND breaks
> GPIO direction configuration on SoCs that do not yet have a pinctrl driver.
(...)
> Does setting GPIO_GENERIC_PINCTRL_BACKEND unconditionally break GPIO
> direction configuration on SoCs lacking a pinctrl driver?

I have adressed this with a separate patch:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-gpio/[email protected]/

Sashiko identified the bug but was completely clueless about the solution,
as it seems to just think everything shoulf be fixed in the drivers instead
of just fixing it for everyone in the frameworks, sigh roll eyes.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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