linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6 v14] gpio: Add a block GPIO API to gpiolib

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdaEG3UNntPGy1wnXyKahtDOWXUnqSvr-RG4ak-Ho3+AMw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:56:20 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Stijn Devriendt <highguy@...il.com>
Cc:	Roland Stigge <stigge@...com.de>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	grant.likely@...retlab.ca, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, w.sang@...gutronix.de,
	jbe@...gutronix.de, plagnioj@...osoft.com,
	broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, daniel-gl@....net,
	rmallon@...il.com, sr@...x.de, wg@...ndegger.com,
	mark.rutland@....com, nicolas.ferre@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6 v14] gpio: Add a block GPIO API to gpiolib

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Stijn Devriendt <highguy@...il.com> wrote:

> This is one of the warts of the GPIO API, if you ask me (and probably
> others too).
> Using a resource without allocating it first is just asking for
> trouble. It's one of those
> things pinctl was designed to solve... I've been thinking about
> spending spare time
> sending out patches converting all implicit requests and then removing
> the implicit
> request, but spare time is limited...

It would be much appreciated. We can make good use of all
help we can get in this area...

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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