linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] gpiolib: Add ability to get GPIO pin direction

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Message-ID: <1297713688.965.6088.camel@petert>
Date:	Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:01:28 -0600
From:	Peter Tyser <ptyser@...-inc.com>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Alek Du <alek.du@...el.com>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@...il.com>,
	Uwe Kleine-K?nig <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] gpiolib: Add ability to get GPIO pin direction

On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 12:14 -0700, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 09:02:02AM -0700, Grant Likely wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Peter Tyser <ptyser@...-inc.com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 13:54 -0600, Peter Tyser wrote:
> > >> Add a new get_direction() function to the gpio_chip structure.  This is
> > >> useful so that the direction of a pin can be determined when its
> > >> exported.  Previously, the direction defaulted to 'in' regardless of the
> > >> actual configuration of the GPIO pin which resulted in the 'direction'
> > >> sysfs file often being incorrect.
> > >>
> > >> If a GPIO driver implements get_direction(), it is called in
> > >> gpio_request() to set the initial direction of the pin accurately.
> > >
> > > I see Grant was just added as a GPIO maintainer, so added him on CC.
> > >
> > > Anything gating getting these 3 patches being picked up?
> > 
> > I'll take a look at them later today.
> 
> What are the other two patches?  I only see this one.  Can you repost?

I just resent the 3 patches to you off-list.  They can also be found at:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/460411/
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/460321/
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/460331/

Peter

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