linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] gpio: TS-5500 GPIO support

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Date:	Thu, 17 May 2012 17:40:26 -0400
From:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org,
	Jerome Oufella <jerome.oufella@...oirfairelinux.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] gpio: TS-5500 GPIO support

On Thu, 2012-05-17 at 15:06 -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/ts5500.h |   62 ++++++++
> 
> Why the separate header file?  What will use these defines?  I
> normally expect driver-specific defines to be in the driver .c file
> directly; particularly for things like gpio drivers which should be a
> generic interface that doesn't need to export symbols. 

Should an intermediate driver directly use values for GPIOs instead of
these symbols? For example, how should a temperature sensor plugged on
this platform refer to inputs and outputs?

Thanks,
	Vivien

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