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GPIO Descriptor Consumer Interface
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==================================
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This document describes the consumer interface of the GPIO framework. Note that
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it describes the new descriptor-based interface. For a description of the
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deprecated integer-based GPIO interface please refer to gpio-legacy.txt.
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Guidelines for GPIOs consumers
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==============================
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Drivers that can't work without standard GPIO calls should have Kconfig entries
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that depend on GPIOLIB or select GPIOLIB. The functions that allow a driver to
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obtain and use GPIOs are available by including the following file::
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#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
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There are static inline stubs for all functions in the header file in the case
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where GPIOLIB is disabled. When these stubs are called they will emit
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warnings. These stubs are used for two use cases:
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- Simple compile coverage with e.g. COMPILE_TEST - it does not matter that
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the current platform does not enable or select GPIOLIB because we are not
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going to execute the system anyway.
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- Truly optional GPIOLIB support - where the driver does not really make use
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of the GPIOs on certain compile-time configurations for certain systems, but
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will use it under other compile-time configurations. In this case the
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consumer must make sure not to call into these functions, or the user will
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be met with console warnings that may be perceived as intimidating.
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All the functions that work with the descriptor-based GPIO interface are
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prefixed with ``gpiod_``. The ``gpio_`` prefix is used for the legacy
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interface. No other function in the kernel should use these prefixes. The use
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of the legacy functions is strongly discouraged, new code should use
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<linux/gpio/consumer.h> and descriptors exclusively.
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Obtaining and Disposing GPIOs
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=============================
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With the descriptor-based interface, GPIOs are identified with an opaque,
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non-forgeable handler that must be obtained through a call to one of the
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gpiod_get() functions. Like many other kernel subsystems, gpiod_get() takes the
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device that will use the GPIO and the function the requested GPIO is supposed to
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fulfill::
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struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get(struct device *dev, const char *con_id,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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If a function is implemented by using several GPIOs together (e.g. a simple LED
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device that displays digits), an additional index argument can be specified::
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struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id, unsigned int idx,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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For a more detailed description of the con_id parameter in the DeviceTree case
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see Documentation/driver-api/gpio/board.rst
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The flags parameter is used to optionally specify a direction and initial value
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for the GPIO. Values can be:
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* GPIOD_ASIS or 0 to not initialize the GPIO at all. The direction must be set
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later with one of the dedicated functions.
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* GPIOD_IN to initialize the GPIO as input.
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* GPIOD_OUT_LOW to initialize the GPIO as output with a value of 0.
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* GPIOD_OUT_HIGH to initialize the GPIO as output with a value of 1.
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* GPIOD_OUT_LOW_OPEN_DRAIN same as GPIOD_OUT_LOW but also enforce the line
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to be electrically used with open drain.
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* GPIOD_OUT_HIGH_OPEN_DRAIN same as GPIOD_OUT_HIGH but also enforce the line
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to be electrically used with open drain.
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Note that the initial value is *logical* and the physical line level depends on
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whether the line is configured active high or active low (see
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:ref:`active_low_semantics`).
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The two last flags are used for use cases where open drain is mandatory, such
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as I2C: if the line is not already configured as open drain in the mappings
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(see board.txt), then open drain will be enforced anyway and a warning will be
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printed that the board configuration needs to be updated to match the use case.
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Both functions return either a valid GPIO descriptor, or an error code checkable
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with IS_ERR() (they will never return a NULL pointer). -ENOENT will be returned
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if and only if no GPIO has been assigned to the device/function/index triplet,
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other error codes are used for cases where a GPIO has been assigned but an error
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occurred while trying to acquire it. This is useful to discriminate between mere
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errors and an absence of GPIO for optional GPIO parameters. For the common
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pattern where a GPIO is optional, the gpiod_get_optional() and
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gpiod_get_index_optional() functions can be used. These functions return NULL
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instead of -ENOENT if no GPIO has been assigned to the requested function::
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struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get_optional(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get_index_optional(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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unsigned int index,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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Note that gpio_get*_optional() functions (and their managed variants), unlike
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the rest of gpiolib API, also return NULL when gpiolib support is disabled.
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This is helpful to driver authors, since they do not need to special case
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-ENOSYS return codes. System integrators should however be careful to enable
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gpiolib on systems that need it.
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For a function using multiple GPIOs all of those can be obtained with one call::
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struct gpio_descs *gpiod_get_array(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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This function returns a struct gpio_descs which contains an array of
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descriptors. It also contains a pointer to a gpiolib private structure which,
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if passed back to get/set array functions, may speed up I/O proocessing::
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struct gpio_descs {
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struct gpio_array *info;
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unsigned int ndescs;
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struct gpio_desc *desc[];
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}
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The following function returns NULL instead of -ENOENT if no GPIOs have been
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assigned to the requested function::
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struct gpio_descs *gpiod_get_array_optional(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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Device-managed variants of these functions are also defined::
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struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get(struct device *dev, const char *con_id,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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unsigned int idx,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get_optional(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get_index_optional(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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unsigned int index,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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struct gpio_descs *devm_gpiod_get_array(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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struct gpio_descs *devm_gpiod_get_array_optional(struct device *dev,
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const char *con_id,
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enum gpiod_flags flags)
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A GPIO descriptor can be disposed of using the gpiod_put() function::
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void gpiod_put(struct gpio_desc *desc)
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For an array of GPIOs this function can be used::
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void gpiod_put_array(struct gpio_descs *descs)
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It is strictly forbidden to use a descriptor after calling these functions.
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It is also not allowed to individually release descriptors (using gpiod_put())
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from an array acquired with gpiod_get_array().
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The device-managed variants are, unsurprisingly::
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void devm_gpiod_put(struct device *dev, struct gpio_desc *desc)
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void devm_gpiod_put_array(struct device *dev, struct gpio_descs *descs)
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Using GPIOs
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Setting Direction
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The first thing a driver must do with a GPIO is setting its direction. If no
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direction-setting flags have been given to gpiod_get*(), this is done by
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invoking one of the gpiod_direction_*() functions::
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int gpiod_direction_input(struct gpio_desc *desc)
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int gpiod_direction_output(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value)
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The return value is zero for success, else a negative errno. It should be
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checked, since the get/set calls don't return errors and since misconfiguration
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is possible. You should normally issue these calls from a task context. However,
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for spinlock-safe GPIOs it is OK to use them before tasking is enabled, as part
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of early board setup.
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For output GPIOs, the value provided becomes the initial output value. This
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helps avoid signal glitching during system startup.
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A driver can also query the current direction of a GPIO::
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int gpiod_get_direction(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
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This function returns 0 for output, 1 for input, or an error code in case of error.
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Be aware that there is no default direction for GPIOs. Therefore, **using a GPIO
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without setting its direction first is illegal and will result in undefined
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behavior!**
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Spinlock-Safe GPIO Access
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-------------------------
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Most GPIO controllers can be accessed with memory read/write instructions. Those
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don't need to sleep, and can safely be done from inside hard (non-threaded) IRQ
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handlers and similar contexts.
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Use the following calls to access GPIOs from an atomic context::
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int gpiod_get_value(const struct gpio_desc *desc);
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void gpiod_set_value(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value);
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The values are boolean, zero for low, nonzero for high. When reading the value
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of an output pin, the value returned should be what's seen on the pin. That
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won't always match the specified output value, because of issues including
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open-drain signaling and output latencies.
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The get/set calls do not return errors because "invalid GPIO" should have been
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reported earlier from gpiod_direction_*(). However, note that not all platforms
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can read the value of output pins; those that can't should always return zero.
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Also, using these calls for GPIOs that can't safely be accessed without sleeping
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(see below) is an error.
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GPIO Access That May Sleep
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Some GPIO controllers must be accessed using message based buses like I2C or
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SPI. Commands to read or write those GPIO values require waiting to get to the
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head of a queue to transmit a command and get its response. This requires
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sleeping, which can't be done from inside IRQ handlers.
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Platforms that support this type of GPIO distinguish them from other GPIOs by
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returning nonzero from this call::
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int gpiod_cansleep(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
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To access such GPIOs, a different set of accessors is defined::
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int gpiod_get_value_cansleep(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
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void gpiod_set_value_cansleep(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value)
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Accessing such GPIOs requires a context which may sleep, for example a threaded
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IRQ handler, and those accessors must be used instead of spinlock-safe
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accessors without the cansleep() name suffix.
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Other than the fact that these accessors might sleep, and will work on GPIOs
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that can't be accessed from hardIRQ handlers, these calls act the same as the
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spinlock-safe calls.
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.. _active_low_semantics:
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The active low and open drain semantics
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---------------------------------------
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As a consumer should not have to care about the physical line level, all of the
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gpiod_set_value_xxx() or gpiod_set_array_value_xxx() functions operate with
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the *logical* value. With this they take the active low property into account.
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This means that they check whether the GPIO is configured to be active low,
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and if so, they manipulate the passed value before the physical line level is
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driven.
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The same is applicable for open drain or open source output lines: those do not
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actively drive their output high (open drain) or low (open source), they just
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switch their output to a high impedance value. The consumer should not need to
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care. (For details read about open drain in driver.txt.)
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With this, all the gpiod_set_(array)_value_xxx() functions interpret the
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parameter "value" as "asserted" ("1") or "de-asserted" ("0"). The physical line
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level will be driven accordingly.
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As an example, if the active low property for a dedicated GPIO is set, and the
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gpiod_set_(array)_value_xxx() passes "asserted" ("1"), the physical line level
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will be driven low.
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To summarize::
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Function (example) line property physical line
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gpiod_set_raw_value(desc, 0); don't care low
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gpiod_set_raw_value(desc, 1); don't care high
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gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); default (active high) low
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gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); default (active high) high
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gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); active low high
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gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); active low low
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gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); open drain low
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gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); open drain high impedance
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gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); open source high impedance
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gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); open source high
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It is possible to override these semantics using the set_raw/get_raw functions
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but it should be avoided as much as possible, especially by system-agnostic drivers
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which should not need to care about the actual physical line level and worry about
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the logical value instead.
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Accessing raw GPIO values
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Consumers exist that need to manage the logical state of a GPIO line, i.e. the value
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their device will actually receive, no matter what lies between it and the GPIO
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line.
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The following set of calls ignore the active-low or open drain property of a GPIO and
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work on the raw line value::
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int gpiod_get_raw_value(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
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void gpiod_set_raw_value(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value)
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int gpiod_get_raw_value_cansleep(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
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void gpiod_set_raw_value_cansleep(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value)
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int gpiod_direction_output_raw(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value)
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The active low state of a GPIO can also be queried and toggled using the
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following calls::
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int gpiod_is_active_low(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
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void gpiod_toggle_active_low(struct gpio_desc *desc)
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Note that these functions should only be used with great moderation; a driver
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should not have to care about the physical line level or open drain semantics.
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Access multiple GPIOs with a single function call
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The following functions get or set the values of an array of GPIOs::
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int gpiod_get_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
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struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
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struct gpio_array *array_info,
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unsigned long *value_bitmap);
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int gpiod_get_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
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struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
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struct gpio_array *array_info,
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unsigned long *value_bitmap);
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int gpiod_get_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
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struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
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struct gpio_array *array_info,
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unsigned long *value_bitmap);
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int gpiod_get_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
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struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
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struct gpio_array *array_info,
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unsigned long *value_bitmap);
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int gpiod_set_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
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struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
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struct gpio_array *array_info,
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unsigned long *value_bitmap)
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int gpiod_set_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size,
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struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
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struct gpio_array *array_info,
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unsigned long *value_bitmap)
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int gpiod_set_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
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struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
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struct gpio_array *array_info,
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unsigned long *value_bitmap)
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int gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size,
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struct gpio_desc **desc_array,
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struct gpio_array *array_info,
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unsigned long *value_bitmap)
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The array can be an arbitrary set of GPIOs. The functions will try to access
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GPIOs belonging to the same bank or chip simultaneously if supported by the
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corresponding chip driver. In that case a significantly improved performance
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can be expected. If simultaneous access is not possible the GPIOs will be
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accessed sequentially.
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The functions take four arguments:
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* array_size - the number of array elements
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* desc_array - an array of GPIO descriptors
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* array_info - optional information obtained from gpiod_get_array()
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* value_bitmap - a bitmap to store the GPIOs' values (get) or
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a bitmap of values to assign to the GPIOs (set)
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The descriptor array can be obtained using the gpiod_get_array() function
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or one of its variants. If the group of descriptors returned by that function
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matches the desired group of GPIOs, those GPIOs can be accessed by simply using
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the struct gpio_descs returned by gpiod_get_array()::
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struct gpio_descs *my_gpio_descs = gpiod_get_array(...);
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gpiod_set_array_value(my_gpio_descs->ndescs, my_gpio_descs->desc,
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my_gpio_descs->info, my_gpio_value_bitmap);
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It is also possible to access a completely arbitrary array of descriptors. The
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descriptors may be obtained using any combination of gpiod_get() and
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gpiod_get_array(). Afterwards the array of descriptors has to be setup
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manually before it can be passed to one of the above functions. In that case,
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array_info should be set to NULL.
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Note that for optimal performance GPIOs belonging to the same chip should be
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contiguous within the array of descriptors.
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Still better performance may be achieved if array indexes of the descriptors
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match hardware pin numbers of a single chip. If an array passed to a get/set
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array function matches the one obtained from gpiod_get_array() and array_info
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associated with the array is also passed, the function may take a fast bitmap
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processing path, passing the value_bitmap argument directly to the respective
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.get/set_multiple() callback of the chip. That allows for utilization of GPIO
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banks as data I/O ports without much loss of performance.
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The return value of gpiod_get_array_value() and its variants is 0 on success
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or negative on error. Note the difference to gpiod_get_value(), which returns
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0 or 1 on success to convey the GPIO value. With the array functions, the GPIO
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values are stored in value_array rather than passed back as return value.
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GPIOs mapped to IRQs
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--------------------
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GPIO lines can quite often be used as IRQs. You can get the IRQ number
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corresponding to a given GPIO using the following call::
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int gpiod_to_irq(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
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It will return an IRQ number, or a negative errno code if the mapping can't be
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done (most likely because that particular GPIO cannot be used as IRQ). It is an
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unchecked error to use a GPIO that wasn't set up as an input using
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gpiod_direction_input(), or to use an IRQ number that didn't originally come
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from gpiod_to_irq(). gpiod_to_irq() is not allowed to sleep.
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Non-error values returned from gpiod_to_irq() can be passed to request_irq() or
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free_irq(). They will often be stored into IRQ resources for platform devices,
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by the board-specific initialization code. Note that IRQ trigger options are
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part of the IRQ interface, e.g. IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING, as are system wakeup
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capabilities.
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GPIOs and ACPI
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==============
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On ACPI systems, GPIOs are described by GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources listed by
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the _CRS configuration objects of devices. Those resources do not provide
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connection IDs (names) for GPIOs, so it is necessary to use an additional
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mechanism for this purpose.
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Systems compliant with ACPI 5.1 or newer may provide a _DSD configuration object
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which, among other things, may be used to provide connection IDs for specific
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GPIOs described by the GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources in _CRS. If that is the
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case, it will be handled by the GPIO subsystem automatically. However, if the
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_DSD is not present, the mappings between GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources and GPIO
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connection IDs need to be provided by device drivers.
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For details refer to Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/gpio-properties.rst
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Interacting With the Legacy GPIO Subsystem
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==========================================
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Many kernel subsystems and drivers still handle GPIOs using the legacy
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integer-based interface. It is strongly recommended to update these to the new
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gpiod interface. For cases where both interfaces need to be used, the following
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two functions allow to convert a GPIO descriptor into the GPIO integer namespace
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and vice-versa::
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int desc_to_gpio(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
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struct gpio_desc *gpio_to_desc(unsigned gpio)
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The GPIO number returned by desc_to_gpio() can safely be used as a parameter of
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the gpio\_*() functions for as long as the GPIO descriptor `desc` is not freed.
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All the same, a GPIO number passed to gpio_to_desc() must first be properly
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acquired using e.g. gpio_request_one(), and the returned GPIO descriptor is only
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considered valid until that GPIO number is released using gpio_free().
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Freeing a GPIO obtained by one API with the other API is forbidden and an
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unchecked error.
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