linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] gpiolib: rename local offset variables to "hwgpio"

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Message-ID: <CAAVeFuLLiA+J3wxXJ3K+w2KrLyfYkzvcV2oBzHLENtcbys3z8w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:11:34 +0900
From:	Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
To:	Ryan Mallon <rmallon@...il.com>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] gpiolib: rename local offset variables to "hwgpio"

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Ryan Mallon <rmallon@...il.com> wrote:
> Nitpicky - Is it accurate to call these hardware numbers? Don't some of
> the platforms remap the gpio numbers? These numbers may not match
> against the platform's datasheet for example.

I'm following a suggestion by Grant and Linus W. here. This is closer
to existing convention in e.g. irqdomain.

Also at that level the GPIO numbers are local to the GPIO controller,
i.e. they are not supposed to be the GPIO numbers used by consumers
(or the datasheet for that instance).

Alex.
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