Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 1 Dec 2011 14:38:06 +0100 | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] introduce: Multistate Switch Class | From | Linus Walleij <> |
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On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:04 AM, NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> wrote:
> So: do you know what specific concerns have been expressed concerning gpio > and userspace? I think it best to address specific concern rather than throw > it all out and start again.
No but I have these generic statements from Grant, so it's a bit like the Delphic oracle giving some advice of the type "don't go there":
[Grant Likely about pinctrl:] >> https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/9/30/260 >> I'm not convinced that the sysfs approach is >> actually the right interface here (I'm certainly not a fan of the gpio >> sysfs i/f), and I'd rather not be putting in unneeded stuff until the >> userspace i/f is hammered out. (...) >> https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/10/4/366 >> I don't want to be in the situation we are now with GPIO, >> where every time I look at the sysfs interface I shudder.
I am sure he will be able to expand on this when he gets back on monday.
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