linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] gpiolib: Show correct direction from the beginning

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Message-ID: <9df3f61f-ac54-f5b1-6b86-db539e07c5bd@kernel.org>
Date:   Sat, 29 Sep 2018 08:21:54 -0500
From:   Timur Tabi <timur@...nel.org>
To:     Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@...il.com>
Cc:     jhugo@...eaurora.org, swboyd@...omium.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] gpiolib: Show correct direction from the beginning

On 9/29/18 1:23 AM, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote:
> In fact  gpiochip_init_valid_mask is called some lines after in the
> same function. We could reorder the function. Would that work for you?

It might.  It might break something else, though.

> The driver breaking is upstream?

Yes.

> Is it possible to access the hardware?

Linaro and some Linux OSVs should still have systems, but I usually just 
ask Jeff to test code for me.