linux-kernel - Re: [patch/rfc 2.6.25-git] gpio: sysfs interface

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Message-ID: <20080502203637.GG3956@ucw.cz>
Date:	Fri, 2 May 2008 22:36:38 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Trent Piepho <tpiepho@...escale.com>,
	hartleys <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>,
	Ben Nizette <bn@...sdigital.com>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>,
	Bryan Wu <cooloney@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch/rfc 2.6.25-git] gpio: sysfs interface

Hi!

> > Simple sysfs interface for GPIOs.
> > 
> >     /sys/class/gpio
> >         /gpio-N ... for each exported GPIO #N
> > 	    /value ... always readable, writes fail except for output GPIOs
> > 	    /direction ... writable as: in, out (default low), high, low
> >     	/control ... to request a GPIO be exported or unexported
> > 
> > GPIOs may be exported by kernel code using gpio_export(), which should
> > be most useful for driver debugging.  Userspace may also ask that they
> > be exported by writing to the sysfs control file, helping to cope with
> > incomplete board support:
> > 
> >   echo "export 23" > /sys/class/gpio/control
> > 	... will gpio_request(23, "sysfs") and gpio_export(23); use
> > 	/sys/class/gpio/gpio-23/direction to configure it.
> >   echo "unexport 23" > /sys/class/gpio/control
> > 	... will gpio_free(23)
> 
> hm, does ths sysfs one-value-per-file rule apply to writes?

Having seen ibm acpi interface... yes, that rule should be aplied for
writes, too.

What about mkdir gpio-N to export it?

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