linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] GPIO changes for v3.6

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Message-ID: <20120731133527.GH4468@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:35:28 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] GPIO changes for v3.6

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 02:47:24PM +1000, NeilBrown wrote:

> ... though it occurs to me that it is possible that the GPIO number might not
> be allocated until something else has been probed, so a -ve gpio number could
> mean "there is no such gpio" or it could mean "gpio has not been allocated
> yet".  I wonder if that should be allowed and where it should be handled.

If there's logic to do things like that I'd 

> I'd really like to see gpios be requested by name ... anyone know if there
> are any plans along that line?

I've not noticed anyone doing much substantial work on GPIO recently.
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