Re: gpiolib: add names file in gpio chip sysfs.

[Andrew Morton]

On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:47:35 +0100
Ben Dooks <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 04:43:39PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:55:36 +0100
> > ben@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > 
> > Did you mean the commit to have an author of ben@xxxxxxxxx?  I assumed
> > not and rewrote it to
> > 
> > 	Ben Dooks <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > If you indeed want a different Author: and Signed-off-by: line then
> > please indicate that explicitly by putting a From: line at the top of
> > the changelog.
> 
> sorry, occasionally whilst using quilt mail I get this wrong.
>  
> > As your MUA didn't fill in the real-name part of the From: address,
> > it's nice to provide a From: line in the changelog so the patch
> > receiver doesn't have to type it in.
> > 
> > > Add a 'names' file to the sysfs entries for each chip to show which
> > > have names.
> > 
> > Why?
> 
> To export this information to the user. That was the only reason.
> 

hm, OK.  I guess I just won't be understanding what value this patch
has.  Hopefully more gpio-inclined people do.

What's the status of this patch now?  I have a note that David had
issues with it - did they get resolved somehow?

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