linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] gpio: API boundary cleanups

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Date:   Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:59:51 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        linux-gpio <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        arm-soc <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] gpio: API boundary cleanups

Hi Bartosz,

On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 10:51 AM Bartosz Golaszewski
<bgolaszewski@...libre.com> wrote:
> pt., 6 wrz 2019 o 10:45 Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be> napisał(a):
> > This patch series contains various API boundary cleanups for gpiolib:
> >   - The first two patches make two functions private,
> >   - The last two patches switch the remaining gpiolib exported functions
> >     from EXPORT_SYMBOL() to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL().
> >
> > After this there is only a single GPIO driver function exported with
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL();
> >
> >     drivers/gpio/gpio-htc-egpio.c:EXPORT_SYMBOL(htc_egpio_get_wakeup_irq);
> >
> > I believe this symbol was never used upstream, and may be a relic of the
> > original out-of-tree code the htc-egpio was based on.  I don't know if
> > there (still) exist out-of-tree users of the symbol.
> >
> > Thanks for your comments!
>
> All looks good to me. Are you fine with this being picked up after the
> v5.4 merge window?

Sure, whatever suits you best.

Thanks!

> > Geert Uytterhoeven (4):
> >   gpio: of: Make of_get_named_gpiod_flags() private
> >   gpio: of: Make of_gpio_simple_xlate() private
> >   gpio: of: Switch to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()
> >   gpio: devres: Switch to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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