linux-kernel - Re: [patch/rfc 1/4] GPIO implementation framework

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Message-ID: <f17812d70711132240m359fcd5doac56ab06bfe76f69@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:40:53 +0800
From:	"eric miao" <eric.y.miao@...il.com>
To:	"David Brownell" <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	"Linux Kernel list" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Felipe Balbi" <felipebalbi@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	"Bill Gatliff" <bgat@...lgatliff.com>,
	"Haavard Skinnemoen" <hskinnemoen@...el.com>,
	"Andrew Victor" <andrew@...people.com>,
	"Tony Lindgren" <tony@...mide.com>,
	"Jean Delvare" <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	"Kevin Hilman" <khilman@...sta.com>,
	"Paul Mundt" <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	"Ben Dooks" <ben@...nity.fluff.org>
Subject: Re: [patch/rfc 1/4] GPIO implementation framework

On Nov 14, 2007 11:30 AM, David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 November 2007, eric miao wrote:
> > > > Can we use "per gpio based" structure instead of "per gpio_chip" based one,
> > > > just like what the generic IRQ layer is doing nowadays?
> > >
> > > We "can" do most anything. What would that improve though?
>
> ... What would that improve, though?  Your followup posts
> still don't answer that question for me.  I see the code,
> but don't have an answer to that question.
>

to be honest, I don't feel like the holes. Put restrictions on the numbering
of GPIOs might not be a good idea either.

>
>
>



-- 
Cheers
- eric
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