linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] gpiolib: Show correct direction from the beginning

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Date:   Tue, 2 Oct 2018 07:29:48 -0500
From:   Timur Tabi <timur@...nel.org>
To:     Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@...il.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>, swboyd@...omium.org,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jeffrey Hugo <jhugo@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] gpiolib: Show correct direction from the beginning

On 10/2/18 3:27 AM, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote:
> +		/* REVISIT: most hardware initializes GPIOs as inputs (often
> +		 * with pullups enabled) so power usage is minimized. Linux
> +		 * code should set the gpio direction first thing; but until
> +		 * it does, and in case chip->get_direction is not set, we may
> +		 * expose the wrong direction in sysfs.
> +		 */

I don't think this comment applies any more.

Also, please don't use timur@...eaurora.org any more.  That address is 
no longer valid.  Use timur@...nel.org instead.