linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: create a pin control subsystem v8

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Message-ID: <CAKnu2MpQ8Wvd4TF8Ge=o8ACyEoaEY8TcvOSdT1w6zfYiSKFUiw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 1 Oct 2011 12:39:21 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.ml.walleij@...il.com>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linaro Dev <linaro-dev@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	David Brown <davidb@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Stijn Devriendt <highguy@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: create a pin control subsystem v8

2011/9/30 Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>:

> I'm not convinced that the sysfs approach is
> actually the right interface here (I'm certainly not a fan of the gpio
> sysfs i/f), and I'd rather not be putting in unneeded stuff until the
> userspace i/f is hammered out.

Actually, thinking about it I cannot see what would be wrong
with /dev/gpio0 & friends in the first place.

Using sysfs as swiss army knife for custom I/O does not
seem like it would be long-term viable so thanks for this
observation, and I think we need /dev/gpio* put on some
mental roadmap somewhere.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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