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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio.txt | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/gpio.txt b/Documentation/gpio.txt index e4b6985044a2..566edaa56a53 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio.txt +++ b/Documentation/gpio.txt @@ -555,6 +555,11 @@ requested using gpio_request(): /* reverse gpio_export() */ void gpio_unexport(); + /* create a sysfs link to an exported GPIO node */ + int gpio_export_link(struct device *dev, const char *name, + unsigned gpio) + + After a kernel driver requests a GPIO, it may only be made available in the sysfs interface by gpio_export(). The driver can control whether the signal direction may change. This helps drivers prevent userspace code @@ -563,3 +568,8 @@ from accidentally clobbering important system state. This explicit exporting can help with debugging (by making some kinds of experiments easier), or can provide an always-there interface that's suitable for documenting as part of a board support package. + +After the GPIO has been exported, gpio_export_link() allows creating +symlinks from elsewhere in sysfs to the GPIO sysfs node. Drivers can +use this to provide the interface under their own device in sysfs with +a descriptive name. |