linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] gpiolib: introduce descriptor-based GPIO interface

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Date:	Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:34:25 +0000
From:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
To:	Alex Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"gnurou@...il.com" <gnurou@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] gpiolib: introduce descriptor-based GPIO interface

On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 11:06:34 +0900, Alex Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 06 December 2012 22:42:59 Grant Likely wrote:
> > how about "gpio_chip_hwnum()" to somewhat match irqdomain convention?
> 
> Sure, matching existing interfaces is better. "git grep hwnum" does not seem 
> to reveal much related to irqdomain though?

irqdomain actually uses "hwirq". "hwgpio" would be a closer analog than
'hwnum'.  At first I though hwgpio to be too goofy, but on further
reflection it probably has the least likelyhood of getting used
incorrectly.

g.

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