[PATCH v2] pinctrl: bcm283x: Add GPIO pull-up/down control for BCM2835 and BCM2711

Peter Robinson pbrobinson at gmail.com
Mon Nov 17 11:16:52 CET 2025


On Mon, 17 Nov 2025 at 09:26, Cibil Pankiras <cibil.pankiras at egym.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Matthias,
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM Matthias Brugger <mbrugger at suse.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On 14/11/25 00:45, Cibil Pankiras wrote:
> > > This patch adds support for configuring GPIO pull-up and pull-down
> > > resistors in the BCM283x pinctrl driver. It implements the brcm,pull
> > > device tree property to control pin bias settings.
> > >
> > > The implementation follows the hardware-specific pull control
> > > mechanisms:
> > > - BCM2835: two-step GPPUD register sequence
> > > - BCM2711: direct per-pin control registers
> > >
> > > This enables device tree configurations to specify pull-up, pull-down,
> > > or no bias for individual GPIO pins.
> > >
> > > Tested on Raspberry Pi boards with both BCM2835 and BCM2711 SoCs.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Cibil Pankiras <cibil.pankiras at egym.com>
> >
> > We check the brcm,pull byte lenght to be on par with the DT binding.
> > That's not something I would expect normally to be done in a driver. But
> > as this is also done for brcm,pin in this driver and also done in the
> > kernel: let's not bike-shed.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Matthias Brugger <mbrugger at suse.com>
> Thanks for reviewing my patch
> Should I resend the patch with the Reviewed-by tag, or will it be
> added when the patch is applied to the tree?
> Is there anything else needed from my side?

Nope, will be added automatically by patchwork, I'm just testing all
the rpi bits now.

> Regards,
> Cibil
> >
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v2:
> > > - If brcm,pull contains a single value, apply it to all pins listed in brcm,pins
> > > ---
> > >   arch/arm/mach-bcm283x/include/mach/gpio.h  |  10 ++
> > >   drivers/pinctrl/broadcom/pinctrl-bcm283x.c | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++-
> > >   2 files changed, 112 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm283x/include/mach/gpio.h b/arch/arm/mach-bcm283x/include/mach/gpio.h
> > > index 4aeb48eeb20..c54414a012c 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm/mach-bcm283x/include/mach/gpio.h
> > > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm283x/include/mach/gpio.h
> > > @@ -26,6 +26,16 @@
> > >   #define BCM2835_GPIO_FSEL_BANK(gpio)        (gpio / 10)
> > >   #define BCM2835_GPIO_FSEL_SHIFT(gpio)       ((gpio % 10) * 3)
> > >
> > > +/* BCM2835 GPIO Pull-up/down register offsets */
> > > +#define BCM2835_GPPUD                37
> > > +#define BCM2835_GPPUDCLK0    38
> > > +
> > > +/* BCM2711 GPIO Pull-up/down control */
> > > +#define BCM2711_GPPUD_CNTRL_REG0     57
> > > +#define BCM2711_PUD_REG_OFFSET(gpio) ((gpio) / 16)
> > > +#define BCM2711_PUD_REG_SHIFT(gpio)  (((gpio) % 16) * 2)
> > > +#define BCM2711_PUD_2711_MASK                0x3
> > > +
> > >   struct bcm2835_gpio_regs {
> > >       u32 gpfsel[6];
> > >       u32 reserved1;
> > > diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/broadcom/pinctrl-bcm283x.c b/drivers/pinctrl/broadcom/pinctrl-bcm283x.c
> > > index cf9350c151e..4ecc8bac645 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/pinctrl/broadcom/pinctrl-bcm283x.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/broadcom/pinctrl-bcm283x.c
> > > @@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
> > >   #include <asm/system.h>
> > >   #include <asm/io.h>
> > >   #include <asm/gpio.h>
> > > +#include <dt-bindings/pinctrl/bcm2835.h>
> > > +#include <linux/delay.h>
> > >
> > >   struct bcm283x_pinctrl_priv {
> > >       u32 *base_reg;
> > > @@ -54,7 +56,66 @@ static int bcm2835_gpio_get_func_id(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int gpio)
> > >   }
> > >
> > >   /*
> > > - * bcm283x_pinctrl_set_state: configure pin functions.
> > > + * bcm2835_gpio_set_pull: Set GPIO pull-up/down resistor for BCM2835
> > > + * @dev: the pinctrl device
> > > + * @gpio: the GPIO pin number
> > > + * @pull: pull setting (BCM2835_PUD_OFF, BCM2835_PUD_DOWN, BCM2835_PUD_UP)
> > > + */
> > > +static void bcm2835_gpio_set_pull(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int gpio, int pull)
> > > +{
> > > +     struct bcm283x_pinctrl_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
> > > +     u32 bank = BCM2835_GPPUDCLK0 + BCM2835_GPIO_COMMON_BANK(gpio);
> > > +     u32 bit = BCM2835_GPIO_COMMON_SHIFT(gpio);
> > > +
> > > +     /* Set required control signal */
> > > +     writel(pull & 0x3, &priv->base_reg[BCM2835_GPPUD]);
> > > +     udelay(1);
> > > +
> > > +     /* Clock the control signal into the GPIO pads */
> > > +     writel(1 << bit, &priv->base_reg[bank]);
> > > +     udelay(1);
> > > +
> > > +     /* Remove the control signal and clock */
> > > +     writel(0, &priv->base_reg[BCM2835_GPPUD]);
> > > +     writel(0, &priv->base_reg[bank]);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +/*
> > > + * bcm2711_gpio_set_pull: Set GPIO pull-up/down resistor for BCM2711
> > > + * @dev: the pinctrl device
> > > + * @gpio: the GPIO pin number
> > > + * @pull: pull setting (BCM2835_PUD_OFF, BCM2835_PUD_DOWN, BCM2835_PUD_UP)
> > > + */
> > > +static void bcm2711_gpio_set_pull(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int gpio, int pull)
> > > +{
> > > +     struct bcm283x_pinctrl_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
> > > +     u32 reg_offset;
> > > +     u32 bit_shift;
> > > +     u32 pull_bits;
> > > +
> > > +     /* Findout which GPIO_PUP_PDN_CNTRL register to use */
> > > +     reg_offset = BCM2711_GPPUD_CNTRL_REG0 + BCM2711_PUD_REG_OFFSET(gpio);
> > > +
> > > +     /* Findout the bit position */
> > > +     bit_shift = BCM2711_PUD_REG_SHIFT(gpio);
> > > +
> > > +     /* Update the 2-bit field for this GPIO */
> > > +     pull_bits = pull & BCM2711_PUD_2711_MASK;
> > > +     clrsetbits_le32(&priv->base_reg[reg_offset],
> > > +                     BCM2711_PUD_2711_MASK << bit_shift,
> > > +                     pull_bits << bit_shift);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void bcm283x_gpio_set_pull(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int gpio, int pull)
> > > +{
> > > +     if (device_is_compatible(dev, "brcm,bcm2835-gpio"))
> > > +             bcm2835_gpio_set_pull(dev, gpio, pull);
> > > +     else
> > > +             bcm2711_gpio_set_pull(dev, gpio, pull);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +/*
> > > + * bcm283x_pinctrl_set_state: configure pin functions and pull states.
> > >    * @dev: the pinctrl device to be configured.
> > >    * @config: the state to be configured.
> > >    * @return: 0 in success
> > > @@ -62,8 +123,10 @@ static int bcm2835_gpio_get_func_id(struct udevice *dev, unsigned int gpio)
> > >   int bcm283x_pinctrl_set_state(struct udevice *dev, struct udevice *config)
> > >   {
> > >       u32 pin_arr[MAX_PINS_PER_BANK];
> > > +     u32 pull_arr[MAX_PINS_PER_BANK];
> > >       int function;
> > > -     int i, len, pin_count = 0;
> > > +     int i, len, pin_count = 0, pull_len = 0, pull_count = 0;
> > > +     int pull_value;
> > >
> > >       if (!dev_read_prop(config, "brcm,pins", &len) || !len ||
> > >           len & 0x3 || dev_read_u32_array(config, "brcm,pins", pin_arr,
> > > @@ -82,8 +145,44 @@ int bcm283x_pinctrl_set_state(struct udevice *dev, struct udevice *config)
> > >               return -EINVAL;
> > >       }
> > >
> > > -     for (i = 0; i < pin_count; i++)
> > > +     /* Check if brcm,pull property exists */
> > > +     if (dev_read_prop(config, "brcm,pull", &pull_len) && pull_len > 0) {
> > > +             if (pull_len & 0x3) {
> > > +                     debug("Invalid pull array length for pinconfig %s (%d)\n",
> > > +                           config->name, pull_len);
> > > +                     return -EINVAL;
> > > +             }
> > > +
> > > +             pull_count = pull_len / sizeof(u32);
> > > +
> > > +             if (pull_count != 1 && pull_count != pin_count) {
> > > +                     debug("Pull array count (%d) must be 1 or match pin count (%d) for pinconfig %s\n",
> > > +                           pull_count, pin_count, config->name);
> > > +                     return -EINVAL;
> > > +             }
> > > +
> > > +             if (dev_read_u32_array(config, "brcm,pull", pull_arr, pull_count)) {
> > > +                     debug("Failed reading pull array for pinconfig %s\n", config->name);
> > > +                     return -EINVAL;
> > > +             }
> > > +
> > > +             /* Validate pull values */
> > > +             for (i = 0; i < pull_count; i++) {
> > > +                     if (pull_arr[i] > 2) {
> > > +                             debug("Invalid pull value %d for pin %d in pinconfig %s\n",
> > > +                                   pull_arr[i], pin_arr[i], config->name);
> > > +                             return -EINVAL;
> > > +                     }
> > > +             }
> > > +     }
> > > +
> > > +     for (i = 0; i < pin_count; i++) {
> > >               bcm2835_gpio_set_func_id(dev, pin_arr[i], function);
> > > +             if (pull_count > 0) {
> > > +                     pull_value = (pull_count == 1) ? pull_arr[0] : pull_arr[i];
> > > +                     bcm283x_gpio_set_pull(dev, pin_arr[i], pull_value);
> > > +             }
> > > +     }
> > >
> > >       return 0;
> > >   }
> >
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