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SubjectRe: [RFC 2/5] gpiolib: export descriptor-based GPIO interface
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 4:58 AM, Stephen Warren <swarren@wwwdotorg.org> wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 05:29 AM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
>> This patch exports the gpiod_* family of API functions, a safer
>> alternative to the legacy gpio interface. Differences between the gpiod
>> and gpio APIs are:
>>
>> - gpio works with integers, whereas gpiod operates on opaque handlers
>> which cannot be forged or used before proper acquisition
>> - gpiod get/set functions are aware of the active low state of a GPIO
>> - gpio consumers should now include <linux/gpio/consumer.h> to access
>> the new interface, whereas chips drivers will use
>> <linux/gpio/driver.h>
>>
>> The legacy gpio API is now built as inline functions on top of gpiod.
>>
>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/driver.h b/include/linux/gpio/driver.h
>
>> +struct gpio_chip {
>
>> + int (*get_direction)(struct gpio_chip *chip,
>> + unsigned offset);
>> + int (*direction_input)(struct gpio_chip *chip,
>> + unsigned offset);
>> + int (*get)(struct gpio_chip *chip,
>> + unsigned offset);
>> + int (*direction_output)(struct gpio_chip *chip,
>> + unsigned offset, int value);
>> + int (*set_debounce)(struct gpio_chip *chip,
>> + unsigned offset,
>> + unsigned debounce);
>> +
>> + void (*set)(struct gpio_chip *chip,
>> + unsigned offset, int value);
>> +
>
> Minor nit: It might be nice to sort/group these entries more cohesively,
> i.e. get_direction, direction_input, direction_output, get, set,
> set_debounce?

Sure, since we are moving this around anyway... :)

Alex.


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