Hi Tony,

This series proposes a set of changes to pinctrl-single motivated by
bit-per-mux SoC designs such as ASPEED AST2700 (per-pin DT encoding,
aligned pinconf offsets, and allowing probe to continue when the MMIO
region is already reserved).

Linus reviewed the series and noted that he would prefer a custom
pinctrl driver using existing helpers and the pinmux = <...> DT
property, rather than extending pinctrl-single, and suggested that the
pinctrl-single maintainers review the approach before any merge
decision.

I would appreciate your guidance on whether extending
pinctrl-single in this direction is acceptable, or if the preference is
to pursue a dedicated driver instead.

Thanks for your time and review.

Best regards,
Billy