linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] gpio: interrupt consistency check for OF GPIO IRQs

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Date:	Mon, 9 Sep 2013 17:19:24 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Cc:	Lars Poeschel <poeschel@...onage.de>,
	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.martinez@...labora.co.uk>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Lars Poeschel <larsi@....tu-dresden.de>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>,
	Enric Balletbo i Serra <eballetbo@...il.com>,
	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@...com>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...aro.org>,
	Balaji T K <balajitk@...com>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Jon Hunter <jgchunter@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] gpio: interrupt consistency check for OF GPIO IRQs

On Wed, Sep 04, 2013 at 02:16:36PM -0600, Stephen Warren wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 03:05 AM, Lars Poeschel wrote:

> > The driver that tries to use the GPIO requested by this patch before HAS to 
> > fail. This is exactly the intention of this patch. We don't want the GPIO to 
> > be requested any more, if it is used as an interrupt pin.

> That will break existing drivers. There are drivers that request the
> same GPIO and IRQ. IIRC, the SDHCI CD (Card Detect) GPIO is requested
> that way.

Yes, plus input devices and audio jack detection among others.  This
pattern is very common if the GPIO is actually being used as a GPIO, an
edge triggered interrupt is used to flag when something happens and the
state is determined by reading the GPIO state (often with some
debounce).

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