linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: davinci: Use unique labels for each gpio chip

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Message-ID: <m2oa1p6dn6.fsf@baylibre.com>
Date:   Tue, 08 Nov 2016 10:16:13 -0800
From:   Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>
To:     Axel Haslam <ahaslam@...libre.com>
Cc:     linus.walleij@...aro.org, gnurou@...il.com, nsekhar@...com,
        david@...hnology.com, grygorii.strashko@...com, keerthy@...com,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: davinci: Use unique labels for each gpio chip

Axel Haslam <ahaslam@...libre.com> writes:

> The gpiod framework uses the chip label to match a specific chip.
> The davinci gpio driver, creates several chips using always the same
> label, which is not compatible with gpiod.
>
> To allow platform data to declare gpio lookup tables, and for drivers
> to use the gpiod framework, allocate unique label per registered chip.
>
> Signed-off-by: Axel Haslam <ahaslam@...libre.com>

Acked-by: Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>