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authorLinus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>2018-01-18 12:43:43 +0300
committerLinus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>2018-01-18 12:43:43 +0300
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gpio: Documentation update
Update a slew of documentation files with the latest changes in the API/ABI. Again stress that sysfs is deprecated. Add all new flags and clean up and move some text. Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
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@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ ending up in the pin control back-end "behind" the GPIO controller, usually
closer to the actual pins. This way the pin controller can manage the below
listed GPIO configurations.
+If a pin controller back-end is used, the GPIO controller or hardware
+description needs to provide "GPIO ranges" mapping the GPIO line offsets to pin
+numbers on the pin controller so they can properly cross-reference each other.
+
GPIOs with debounce support
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