diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/intro.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/intro.rst index 94dd7185e76e..2e924fb5b3d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/intro.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/intro.rst @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ What is a GPIO? =============== A "General Purpose Input/Output" (GPIO) is a flexible software-controlled -digital signal. They are provided from many kinds of chip, and are familiar +digital signal. They are provided from many kinds of chips, and are familiar to Linux developers working with embedded and custom hardware. Each GPIO represents a bit connected to a particular pin, or "ball" on Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages. Board schematics show which external hardware connects to