Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:42:31 +0400 | From | Anton Vorontsov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/4] powerpc/qe: new call to revert a gpio to a dedicated function |
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On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:07:00PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote: > > On Sep 23, 2008, at 7:03 PM, Anton Vorontsov wrote: > >> qe_gpio_set_dedicated() is a platform specific function, which is used >> to revert a pin to a dedicated function. Caller should have already >> obtained the gpio via gpio_request(). >> >> This is needed to support Freescale USB Host Controller. >> >> Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@ru.mvista.com> >> --- >> arch/powerpc/include/asm/qe.h | 1 + >> arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/gpio.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> +++++++++ >> 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > what do you mean by dedicated function.. be a bit clearer in the commit > log.
This term is from the QE spec, I didn't invent anything. ;-)
"Each pin in the I/O ports can be configured as a general-purpose I/O signal or as a dedicated peripheral interface signal. ...many dedicated peripheral functions are multiplexed onto the ports."
> Also, does this depend on gpio_to_chip() patch?
Yeah, the point of exported gpio_to_chip is to let us write this function.
Thanks!
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