Re: [PATCH 0/5] pinctrl: allow storing pins, groups & functions in DT

On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 3:59 PM Rafał Miłecki [off-list ref] wrote:

On 18.11.2021 14:52, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

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DT is not the only one,

So, I would like to see some kind of roadmap / vision on how this can
be useful in the ACPI case.

Unfortunately I don't do any ACPI development and I also have zero ACPI
experience. I'm not sure how to proceed with this. Does ACPI have some
tables that get translated into DT-like form? Can I emulate that and
test somehow?

Anyone else willing to help on the ACPI part?

As I elaborated in the subthread of patch 3 you don't need to care
about ACPI _implementation_, only about _design_ that will give no
obstacles to have the ACPI part be implemented. I may do it in case
somebody prepares internal APIs and data structures for the
interaction with FW (descriptions). That said, you don't need to know
the ACPI details at all. Ask questions in case you are in doubt, I
would be happy to help.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko