[PATCH] pinctrl: starfive: use dynamic GPIO base allocation

[PATCH] pinctrl: starfive: use dynamic GPIO base allocation

[Ali Tariq]

The JH7110 pinctrl driver currently sets a static GPIO base number from
platform data:

  sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;

Static base assignment is deprecated and results in the following warning:

  gpio gpiochip0: Static allocation of GPIO base is deprecated,
  use dynamic allocation.

Set `sfp->gc.base = -1` to let the GPIO core dynamically allocate
the base number. This removes the warning and aligns the driver
with current GPIO guidelines.

Tested on VisionFive 2 (JH7110 SoC).

Signed-off-by: Ali Tariq <alitariq45892@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
index 05e3af75b09f..eb5cf8c067d1 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int jh7110_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sfp->gc.set = jh7110_gpio_set;
 	sfp->gc.set_config = jh7110_gpio_set_config;
 	sfp->gc.add_pin_ranges = jh7110_gpio_add_pin_ranges;
-	sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;
+	sfp->gc.base = -1;
 	sfp->gc.ngpio = info->ngpios;
 
 	jh7110_irq_chip.name = sfp->gc.label;
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: starfive: use dynamic GPIO base allocation

[Bartosz Golaszewski]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM Ali Tariq <alitariq45892@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The JH7110 pinctrl driver currently sets a static GPIO base number from
> platform data:
>
>   sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;
>
> Static base assignment is deprecated and results in the following warning:
>
>   gpio gpiochip0: Static allocation of GPIO base is deprecated,
>   use dynamic allocation.
>
> Set `sfp->gc.base = -1` to let the GPIO core dynamically allocate
> the base number. This removes the warning and aligns the driver
> with current GPIO guidelines.
>
> Tested on VisionFive 2 (JH7110 SoC).
>
> Signed-off-by: Ali Tariq <alitariq45892@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
> index 05e3af75b09f..eb5cf8c067d1 100644
> --- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
> +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
> @@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int jh7110_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>         sfp->gc.set = jh7110_gpio_set;
>         sfp->gc.set_config = jh7110_gpio_set_config;
>         sfp->gc.add_pin_ranges = jh7110_gpio_add_pin_ranges;
> -       sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;
> +       sfp->gc.base = -1;
>         sfp->gc.ngpio = info->ngpios;
>
>         jh7110_irq_chip.name = sfp->gc.label;
> --
> 2.43.0
>
>

That's a NACK until you also remove JH7110_AON_GC_BASE and
JH7110_SYS_GC_BASE assignments after explaining why they are no longer
needed.

Bartosz

Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: starfive: use dynamic GPIO base allocation

[Emil Renner Berthing]

Hi Ali,

Quoting Bartosz Golaszewski (2025-10-22 09:23:37)
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM Ali Tariq <alitariq45892@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The JH7110 pinctrl driver currently sets a static GPIO base number from
> > platform data:
> >
> >   sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;
> >
> > Static base assignment is deprecated and results in the following warning:
> >
> >   gpio gpiochip0: Static allocation of GPIO base is deprecated,
> >   use dynamic allocation.
> >
> > Set `sfp->gc.base = -1` to let the GPIO core dynamically allocate
> > the base number. This removes the warning and aligns the driver
> > with current GPIO guidelines.
> >
> > Tested on VisionFive 2 (JH7110 SoC).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ali Tariq <alitariq45892@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
> > index 05e3af75b09f..eb5cf8c067d1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
> > @@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int jh7110_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >         sfp->gc.set = jh7110_gpio_set;
> >         sfp->gc.set_config = jh7110_gpio_set_config;
> >         sfp->gc.add_pin_ranges = jh7110_gpio_add_pin_ranges;
> > -       sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;
> > +       sfp->gc.base = -1;
> >         sfp->gc.ngpio = info->ngpios;
> >
> >         jh7110_irq_chip.name = sfp->gc.label;
> > --
> > 2.43.0
> >
> >
>
> That's a NACK until you also remove JH7110_AON_GC_BASE and
> JH7110_SYS_GC_BASE assignments after explaining why they are no longer
> needed.

Thanks for your patch, cleaning this up. As Bartosz said you'd want to clean up
the now unused defines and the gc_base member of struct jh7110_pinctrl_soc_info
too though.

As for why this is no longer needed, I don't think it was ever needed. It just
slipped through review unfortunately. Hal should be able to explain why if
that's not the case.

/Emil

[PATCH v2] pinctrl: starfive: use dynamic GPIO base allocation

[Ali Tariq]

The JH7110 pinctrl driver currently sets a static GPIO base number from
platform data:

  sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;

Static base assignment is deprecated and results in the following warning:

  gpio gpiochip0: Static allocation of GPIO base is deprecated,
  use dynamic allocation.

Set `sfp->gc.base = -1` to let the GPIO core dynamically allocate
the base number. This removes the warning and aligns the driver
with current GPIO guidelines.

Tested on VisionFive 2 (JH7110 SoC).

Signed-off-by: Ali Tariq <alitariq45892@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v2
 - Remove unused gc_base field from struct jh7110_pinctrl_soc_info
 - Drop unused JH7110_SYS_GC_BASE and JH7110_AON_GC_BASE defines
 - Remove .gc_base assignments from jh7110_sys_pinctrl_info and jh7110_aon_pinctrl_info
 - No functional change otherwise
---
 drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-aon.c | 2 --
 drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-sys.c | 2 --
 drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c     | 2 +-
 drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.h     | 1 -
 4 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-aon.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-aon.c
index cf42e204cbf0..3433b3c91692 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-aon.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-aon.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.h"
 
 #define JH7110_AON_NGPIO		4
-#define JH7110_AON_GC_BASE		64
 
 #define JH7110_AON_REGS_NUM		37
 
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ static const struct jh7110_pinctrl_soc_info jh7110_aon_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins		= jh7110_aon_pins,
 	.npins		= ARRAY_SIZE(jh7110_aon_pins),
 	.ngpios		= JH7110_AON_NGPIO,
-	.gc_base	= JH7110_AON_GC_BASE,
 	.dout_reg_base	= JH7110_AON_DOUT,
 	.dout_mask	= GENMASK(3, 0),
 	.doen_reg_base	= JH7110_AON_DOEN,
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-sys.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-sys.c
index 03c2ad808d61..9b67063a0b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-sys.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110-sys.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.h"
 
 #define JH7110_SYS_NGPIO		64
-#define JH7110_SYS_GC_BASE		0
 
 #define JH7110_SYS_REGS_NUM		174
 
@@ -410,7 +409,6 @@ static const struct jh7110_pinctrl_soc_info jh7110_sys_pinctrl_info = {
 	.pins		= jh7110_sys_pins,
 	.npins		= ARRAY_SIZE(jh7110_sys_pins),
 	.ngpios		= JH7110_SYS_NGPIO,
-	.gc_base	= JH7110_SYS_GC_BASE,
 	.dout_reg_base	= JH7110_SYS_DOUT,
 	.dout_mask	= GENMASK(6, 0),
 	.doen_reg_base	= JH7110_SYS_DOEN,
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
index 05e3af75b09f..eb5cf8c067d1 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int jh7110_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sfp->gc.set = jh7110_gpio_set;
 	sfp->gc.set_config = jh7110_gpio_set_config;
 	sfp->gc.add_pin_ranges = jh7110_gpio_add_pin_ranges;
-	sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;
+	sfp->gc.base = -1;
 	sfp->gc.ngpio = info->ngpios;
 
 	jh7110_irq_chip.name = sfp->gc.label;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.h b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.h
index a33d0d4e1382..2da2d6858008 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/starfive/pinctrl-starfive-jh7110.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ struct jh7110_pinctrl_soc_info {
 	const struct pinctrl_pin_desc *pins;
 	unsigned int npins;
 	unsigned int ngpios;
-	unsigned int gc_base;
 
 	/* gpio dout/doen/din/gpioinput register */
 	unsigned int dout_reg_base;
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH v2] pinctrl: starfive: use dynamic GPIO base allocation

[Emil Renner Berthing]

Quoting Ali Tariq (2025-10-24 16:33:53)
> The JH7110 pinctrl driver currently sets a static GPIO base number from
> platform data:
>
>   sfp->gc.base = info->gc_base;
>
> Static base assignment is deprecated and results in the following warning:
>
>   gpio gpiochip0: Static allocation of GPIO base is deprecated,
>   use dynamic allocation.
>
> Set `sfp->gc.base = -1` to let the GPIO core dynamically allocate
> the base number. This removes the warning and aligns the driver
> with current GPIO guidelines.
>
> Tested on VisionFive 2 (JH7110 SoC).
>
> Signed-off-by: Ali Tariq <alitariq45892@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2
>  - Remove unused gc_base field from struct jh7110_pinctrl_soc_info
>  - Drop unused JH7110_SYS_GC_BASE and JH7110_AON_GC_BASE defines
>  - Remove .gc_base assignments from jh7110_sys_pinctrl_info and jh7110_aon_pinctrl_info
>  - No functional change otherwise

Hi Ali,

Thanks for the detailed log of changes since v1. Just 2 comments:

1) The justification for why this is no longer needed should be in the commit
message, and not just in a random thread that will soon be forgotten.

2) Please don't send new revisions as replies. Start a new mail thread.

The code changes look good though, so once that is fixed you can add

Reviewed-by: Emil Renner Berthing <emil.renner.berthing@canonical.com>

/Emil

Re: [PATCH v2] pinctrl: starfive: use dynamic GPIO base allocation

[Ali Tariq]

Hi Emil,

Thanks for the review and feedback.

Quoting Emil Renner Berthing:
 > 1) The justification for why this is no longer needed should be in 
the commit
 > message, and not just in a random thread that will soon be forgotten.

My apologies for the confusion. I did add the removal of unused 
variables as a bullet point in the v2 changelog (which is in the email 
body), but I failed to include the necessary justification for this 
removal in the main commit message itself.

You are correct, the justification for removing `gc_base` and associated 
macros (because we now use `sfp->gc.base = -1` for dynamic allocation) 
belongs in the permanent commit message.

I will update the v2 commit message to clearly state the removal of 
macros and unused definitions (before "Signed-off-by") in the v3 submission.

Quoting Emil Renner Berthing:
 > 2) Please don't send new revisions as replies. Start a new mail thread.

Understood. I will send the next revision as a new thread.

Quoting Emil Renner Berthing:
 > The code changes look good though, so once that is fixed you can add
 >
 > Reviewed-by: Emil Renner Berthing <emil.renner.berthing@canonical.com>

Understood. I will include your Reviewed-by tag in the v3 patch.

Thanks again for the review!

-Ali