Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:10:07 +0100 | From | Roland Stigge <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/6 v12] gpio: Add block GPIO |
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On 29/12/12 13:13, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > On 13:01 Sat 29 Dec , Roland Stigge wrote: >> On 29/12/12 11:20, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: >>> On 17:49 Sun 23 Dec , Roland Stigge wrote: >>>> This set of patches adds: >>>> >>>> * Block GPIO API to gpiolib >>>> * Sysfs support for GPIO API, to provide userland access >>>> * Device interface for userland access (alternative to sysfs) >>>> * Devicetree support to instantiate GPIO blocks via DT >>>> * Example implementations in several gpio drivers since they need >>>> special accessor functions for block wise GPIO access (only for some >>>> selected drivers since the feature is optional and not suitable for >>>> all GPIO hardware) >>>> * Fix for race condition in gpiolib on device creation >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Roland Stigge <stigge@antcom.de> >>>> Tested by: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@grandegger.com> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Testing branch available at: git://git.antcom.de/linux-2.6.git blockgpio >>>> >>>> Changes since v11: >>>> * Removed support for at91, since this one is currently in the migration >>>> process to pinctrl implementation >>> already done for 3.8 >>> >>> in Linus tree >> >> Good, thanks for the note! So we include support for block GPIO in >> pinctrl-at91.c now. >> >> I guess the redundant code in arch/arm/mach-at91/gpio.c will be removed? > no we keep for non DT platform
So would it be helpful it to maintain/mainline Wolfgang's patch for this one regarding block GPIO? (Besides patching pinctrl-at91.c?)
Thanks,
Roland
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