linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] leds: New PCEngines Alix LED driver using gpio interface

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Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2011 14:58:36 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	kernel@...dgooses.com
Cc:	rpurdie@...ys.net, const@...as.ru, daniel@...aq.de,
	a.zummo@...ertech.it, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] leds: New PCEngines Alix LED driver using gpio
 interface

On Sun,  6 Mar 2011 16:51:25 +0000
kernel@...dgooses.com wrote:

> From: Ed Wildgoose <kernel@...dgooses.com>
> 
> This new driver replaces the old PCEngines Alix 2/3 LED driver with
> a new driver that controls the LEDs through the leds-gpio driver.
> The old driver accessed GPIOs directly, which created a conflict 
> and prevented also loading the cs5535-gio driver to read other
> GPIOs on the Alix board. With this new driver, both are loaded
> and therefore it's possible to access both the LEDs and onboard GPIOs 
> 
> This driver is based on leds-net5501.c 
> by: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
> Additionally it relies on parts of the patch: 7f131cf3ed
> by: Daniel Mack <daniel@...aq.de> to perform detection of the Alix board

As far as I can tell from looking at it, this driver maintains all the
same interfaces and behaviour as the old version.  Am I right?

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