Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] dt-bindings: pinctrl: Add EcoNet EN7528 pin controller

On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 07:35:14PM +0400, Ahmed Naseef wrote:
> Add the binding for the pin controller found on the EcoNet EN7528 MIPS
> SoC. It shares the IP with the Airoha pin controllers, but its IOMUX and
> pin configuration registers have a different layout, so it gets its own
> compatible.
> 
> The CHIP SCU holding those registers is referenced by the airoha,chip-scu
> phandle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ahmed Naseef <[email protected]>
> ---
>  .../pinctrl/econet,en7528-pinctrl.yaml        | 190 ++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 190 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/econet,en7528-pinctrl.yaml
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/econet,en7528-pinctrl.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/econet,en7528-pinctrl.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..3ce1a5309d09
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/econet,en7528-pinctrl.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/pinctrl/econet,en7528-pinctrl.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: EcoNet EN7528 Pin Controller
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Lorenzo Bianconi <[email protected]>
> +
> +description:
> +  The EcoNet EN7528 pin controller is used to control SoC pins. It shares the
> +  IP with the Airoha pin controllers, but its IOMUX and pin configuration
> +  registers have a different layout.
> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    const: econet,en7528-pinctrl
> +
> +  airoha,chip-scu:
> +    description: phandle to the chip SCU syscon
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
> +
> +  interrupts:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  gpio-controller: true
> +
> +  '#gpio-cells':
> +    const: 2
> +
> +  gpio-ranges:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  interrupt-controller: true
> +
> +  '#interrupt-cells':
> +    const: 2
> +
> +patternProperties:
> +  '-pins$':
> +    type: object
> +
> +    patternProperties:
> +      '^mux(-|$)':
> +        type: object
> +
> +        description:
> +          pinmux configuration nodes.
> +
> +        $ref: /schemas/pinctrl/pinmux-node.yaml
> +
> +        properties:
> +          function:
> +            description:
> +              A string containing the name of the function to mux to the group.
> +            enum: [gpio, jtag, pcie_reset, pcm, pcm_spi, phy1_led0,
> +                   phy1_led1, phy2_led0, phy2_led1, phy3_led0, phy3_led1,
> +                   phy4_led0, phy4_led1, pnand, pon, pwm, sipo, spi, uart]
> +
> +          groups:
> +            description:
> +              An array of strings. Each string contains the name of a group.
> +            items:
> +              enum: [pon, sipo, sipo_rclk, uart2, uart2_cts_rts, uart3,
> +                     ejtag, pcm1, pcm2, spi_quad, spi_cs1, pcm_spi,
> +                     pcm_spi_int, pcm_spi_rst, pcm_spi_cs1, pcm_spi_cs2,
> +                     pcm_spi_cs3, pcm_spi_cs4, pcm_spi_cs5, pcm_spi_cs6,
> +                     pcm_spi_cs7, pnand, gpio0, gpio1, gpio2, gpio3, gpio4,
> +                     gpio5, gpio6, gpio7, gpio8, gpio9, gpio10, gpio11,
> +                     gpio12, gpio13, gpio14, gpio15, gpio16, gpio17,
> +                     gpio18, gpio19, gpio20, gpio21, gpio22, gpio23,
> +                     gpio24, gpio25, gpio26, gpio27, gpio28, gpio29,
> +                     gpio30, gpio31, gpio32, gpio33, gpio34, gpio35,
> +                     gpio36, gpio37, gpio38, gpio39, gpio40, gpio41,
> +                     pcie_reset0, pcie_reset1]
> +
> +        required:
> +          - function
> +          - groups
> +
> +        additionalProperties: false
> +
> +      '^conf(-|$)':

Why is this needed? Why can you not tell from the group which pins the
config applies to?

Thanks,
Conor.

> +        type: object
> +
> +        description:
> +          pinconf configuration nodes.
> +
> +        $ref: /schemas/pinctrl/pincfg-node.yaml
> +
> +        properties:
> +          pins:
> +            description:
> +              An array of strings. Each string contains the name of a pin.
> +            items:
> +              enum: [gpio0, gpio1, gpio2, gpio3, gpio4, gpio5, gpio6,
> +                     gpio7, gpio8, gpio9, gpio10, gpio11, gpio12, gpio13,
> +                     gpio14, gpio15, gpio16, gpio17, gpio18, gpio19,
> +                     gpio20, gpio21, gpio22, gpio23, gpio24, gpio25,
> +                     gpio26, gpio27, gpio28, gpio29, gpio30, gpio31,
> +                     gpio32, gpio33, gpio34, gpio35, gpio36, gpio37,
> +                     gpio38, gpio39, pcie_reset0, pcie_reset1, i2c_sda,
> +                     i2c_scl, uart_txd, uart_rxd, spi_cs0, spi_clk,
> +                     spi_mosi, spi_miso]
> +            minItems: 1
> +            maxItems: 50
> +
> +          bias-disable: true
> +
> +          bias-pull-up: true
> +
> +          bias-pull-down: true
> +
> +          input-enable: true
> +
> +          output-enable: true
> +
> +          output-low: true
> +
> +          output-high: true
> +
> +          drive-strength:
> +            description:
> +              Selects the drive strength for the pin, in mA.
> +            enum: [2, 4]
> +
> +        required:
> +          - pins
> +
> +        additionalProperties: false
> +
> +    additionalProperties: false
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +  - airoha,chip-scu
> +  - interrupts
> +  - gpio-controller
> +  - gpio-ranges
> +  - "#gpio-cells"
> +  - interrupt-controller
> +  - "#interrupt-cells"
> +
> +allOf:
> +  - $ref: pinctrl.yaml#
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/mips-gic.h>
> +    #include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/irq.h>
> +
> +    pinctrl {
> +      compatible = "econet,en7528-pinctrl";
> +
> +      airoha,chip-scu = <&chip_scu>;
> +
> +      interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
> +      interrupts = <GIC_SHARED 10 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
> +
> +      gpio-controller;
> +      #gpio-cells = <2>;
> +
> +      interrupt-controller;
> +      #interrupt-cells = <2>;
> +
> +      gpio-ranges = <&pinctrl 0 0 42>;
> +
> +      uart2-pins {
> +        mux {
> +          function = "uart";
> +          groups = "uart2";
> +        };
> +
> +        conf {
> +          pins = "gpio28", "gpio29";
> +          bias-pull-up;
> +        };
> +      };
> +
> +      pwm-pins {
> +        mux {
> +          function = "pwm";
> +          groups = "gpio30";
> +        };
> +      };
> +    };
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>

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