Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation: gpio: update the preferred method for using software node lookup
From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Wed Apr 08 2026 - 10:02:38 EST
On Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:04:55 +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> In its current version, the manual for converting of board files from
> using GPIO lookup tables to software nodes recommends leaving the
> software nodes representing GPIO controllers as "free-floating", not
> attached objects and relying on the matching of their names against the
> GPIO controller's name. This is an abuse of the software node API and
> makes it impossible to create fw_devlinks between GPIO suppliers and
> consumers in this case. We want to remove this behavior from GPIOLIB and
> to this end, work on converting all existing drivers to using "attached"
> software nodes.
>
> [...]
Applied, thanks!
[1/1] Documentation: gpio: update the preferred method for using software node lookup
https://git.kernel.org/brgl/c/d129779da5e3f8878e105fb3ca8519d9ff759a91
Best regards,
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Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>