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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/cec-gpio.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/cec-gpio.txt
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--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/cec-gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/cec-gpio.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ The HDMI CEC GPIO module supports CEC implementations where the CEC line
is hooked up to a pull-up GPIO line and - optionally - the HPD line is
hooked up to another GPIO line.
+Please note: the maximum voltage for the CEC line is 3.63V, for the HPD
+line it is 5.3V. So you may need some sort of level conversion circuitry
+when connecting them to a GPIO line.
+
Required properties:
- compatible: value must be "cec-gpio".
- cec-gpios: gpio that the CEC line is connected to. The line should be
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ the following property is optional:
Example for the Raspberry Pi 3 where the CEC line is connected to
pin 26 aka BCM7 aka CE1 on the GPIO pin header and the HPD line is
-connected to pin 11 aka BCM17:
+connected to pin 11 aka BCM17 (some level shifter is needed for this!):
#include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>