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Documentation: gpio: Move driver documentation to driver-api
Move gpio/driver.txt to driver-api/gpio/driver.rst and make sure it builds cleanly as ReST. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@gmx.net> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
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GPIO Descriptor Driver Interface
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================================
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@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ common to each controller of that type:
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The code implementing a gpio_chip should support multiple instances of the
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controller, possibly using the driver model. That code will configure each
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gpio_chip and issue gpiochip_add[_data]() or devm_gpiochip_add_data().
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Removing a GPIO controller should be rare; use [devm_]gpiochip_remove() when
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it is unavoidable.
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gpio_chip and issue ``gpiochip_add[_data]()`` or ``devm_gpiochip_add_data()``.
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Removing a GPIO controller should be rare; use ``[devm_]gpiochip_remove()``
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when it is unavoidable.
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Often a gpio_chip is part of an instance-specific structure with states not
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exposed by the GPIO interfaces, such as addressing, power management, and more.
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@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ GPIOs with open drain/source support
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Open drain (CMOS) or open collector (TTL) means the line is not actively driven
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high: instead you provide the drain/collector as output, so when the transistor
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is not open, it will present a high-impedance (tristate) to the external rail.
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is not open, it will present a high-impedance (tristate) to the external rail::
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CMOS CONFIGURATION TTL CONFIGURATION
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@ -148,19 +149,19 @@ level-shift to the higher VDD.
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Integrated electronics often have an output driver stage in the form of a CMOS
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"totem-pole" with one N-MOS and one P-MOS transistor where one of them drives
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the line high and one of them drives the line low. This is called a push-pull
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output. The "totem-pole" looks like so:
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output. The "totem-pole" looks like so::
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VDD
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OD ||--+
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+--/ ---o|| P-MOS-FET
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IN --+ +----- out
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+--/ ----|| N-MOS-FET
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OS ||--+
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GND
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VDD
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OD ||--+
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+--/ ---o|| P-MOS-FET
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IN --+ +----- out
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+--/ ----|| N-MOS-FET
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OS ||--+
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GND
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The desired output signal (e.g. coming directly from some GPIO output register)
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arrives at IN. The switches named "OD" and "OS" are normally closed, creating
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@ -219,8 +220,9 @@ systems simultaneously: gpio and irq.
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RT_FULL: a realtime compliant GPIO driver should not use spinlock_t or any
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sleepable APIs (like PM runtime) as part of its irq_chip implementation.
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- spinlock_t should be replaced with raw_spinlock_t [1].
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- If sleepable APIs have to be used, these can be done from the .irq_bus_lock()
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* spinlock_t should be replaced with raw_spinlock_t [1].
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* If sleepable APIs have to be used, these can be done from the .irq_bus_lock()
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and .irq_bus_unlock() callbacks, as these are the only slowpath callbacks
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on an irqchip. Create the callbacks if needed [2].
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@ -232,12 +234,12 @@ GPIO irqchips usually fall in one of two categories:
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system interrupt controller. This means that the GPIO irqchip handler will
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be called immediately from the parent irqchip, while holding the IRQs
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disabled. The GPIO irqchip will then end up calling something like this
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sequence in its interrupt handler:
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sequence in its interrupt handler::
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static irqreturn_t foo_gpio_irq(int irq, void *data)
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chained_irq_enter(...);
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generic_handle_irq(...);
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chained_irq_exit(...);
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static irqreturn_t foo_gpio_irq(int irq, void *data)
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chained_irq_enter(...);
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generic_handle_irq(...);
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chained_irq_exit(...);
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Chained GPIO irqchips typically can NOT set the .can_sleep flag on
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struct gpio_chip, as everything happens directly in the callbacks: no
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@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ GPIO irqchips usually fall in one of two categories:
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(for example, see [3]).
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Know W/A: The generic_handle_irq() is expected to be called with IRQ disabled,
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so the IRQ core will complain if it is called from an IRQ handler which is
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forced to a thread. The "fake?" raw lock can be used to W/A this problem:
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forced to a thread. The "fake?" raw lock can be used to W/A this problem::
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raw_spinlock_t wa_lock;
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static irqreturn_t omap_gpio_irq_handler(int irq, void *gpiobank)
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@ -265,11 +267,11 @@ GPIO irqchips usually fall in one of two categories:
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but chained IRQ handlers are not used. Instead GPIO IRQs dispatching is
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performed by generic IRQ handler which is configured using request_irq().
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The GPIO irqchip will then end up calling something like this sequence in
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its interrupt handler:
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its interrupt handler::
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static irqreturn_t gpio_rcar_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
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for each detected GPIO IRQ
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generic_handle_irq(...);
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static irqreturn_t gpio_rcar_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
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for each detected GPIO IRQ
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generic_handle_irq(...);
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RT_FULL: Such kind of handlers will be forced threaded on -RT, as result IRQ
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core will complain that generic_handle_irq() is called with IRQ enabled and
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@ -282,11 +284,11 @@ GPIO irqchips usually fall in one of two categories:
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in a quick IRQ handler with IRQs disabled. Instead they need to spawn a
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thread and then mask the parent IRQ line until the interrupt is handled
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by the driver. The hallmark of this driver is to call something like
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this in its interrupt handler:
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this in its interrupt handler::
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static irqreturn_t foo_gpio_irq(int irq, void *data)
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...
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handle_nested_irq(irq);
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static irqreturn_t foo_gpio_irq(int irq, void *data)
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...
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handle_nested_irq(irq);
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The hallmark of threaded GPIO irqchips is that they set the .can_sleep
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flag on struct gpio_chip to true, indicating that this chip may sleep
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@ -359,12 +361,12 @@ below exists.
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Locking IRQ usage
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-----------------
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Input GPIOs can be used as IRQ signals. When this happens, a driver is requested
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to mark the GPIO as being used as an IRQ:
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to mark the GPIO as being used as an IRQ::
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int gpiochip_lock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
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This will prevent the use of non-irq related GPIO APIs until the GPIO IRQ lock
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is released:
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is released::
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void gpiochip_unlock_as_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
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@ -408,7 +410,7 @@ Sometimes it is useful to allow a GPIO chip driver to request its own GPIO
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descriptors through the gpiolib API. Using gpio_request() for this purpose
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does not help since it pins the module to the kernel forever (it calls
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try_module_get()). A GPIO driver can use the following functions instead
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to request and free descriptors without being pinned to the kernel forever.
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to request and free descriptors without being pinned to the kernel forever::
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struct gpio_desc *gpiochip_request_own_desc(struct gpio_desc *desc,
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const char *label)
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@ -422,6 +424,6 @@ These functions must be used with care since they do not affect module use
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count. Do not use the functions to request gpio descriptors not owned by the
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calling driver.
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[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-omap/msg120425.html
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[2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/9/25/494
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[3] https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/9/25/495
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* [1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-omap/msg120425.html
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* [2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/9/25/494
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* [3] https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/9/25/495
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@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Contents:
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:maxdepth: 2
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intro
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driver
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Core
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====
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@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
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- This file
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consumer.txt
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- How to obtain and use GPIOs in a driver
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driver.txt
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- How to write a GPIO driver
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drivers-on-gpio.txt:
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- Drivers in other subsystems that can use GPIO to provide more
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complex functionality.
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