Re: [PATCH] gpio: remove some legacy comments in build files

From: Grant Likely
Date: Thu May 19 2011 - 14:18:35 EST


On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 09:18:37AM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The build files for drivers/gpio has some wording and comments
> about the directory being reserved exclusively for GPIO expanders
> (according to the gpio.txt file these are on external busses) and
> this has been false for some time. We already have PL061 and
> Xilinx drivers which are in silicon and now I'm moving more
> silicon drivers here, so delete this and reword it a bit.
>
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>

Applied, thanks.
g.

> ---
> drivers/gpio/Kconfig | 8 ++++----
> drivers/gpio/Makefile | 6 +-----
> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> index c23401f..b7fac15 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> #
> -# platform-neutral GPIO infrastructure and expanders
> +# GPIO infrastructure and drivers
> #
>
> config ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ menuconfig GPIOLIB
> help
> This enables GPIO support through the generic GPIO library.
> You only need to enable this, if you also want to enable
> - one or more of the GPIO expansion card drivers below.
> + one or more of the GPIO drivers below.
>
> If unsure, say N.
>
> @@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ config GPIO_SYSFS
> Kernel drivers may also request that a particular GPIO be
> exported to userspace; this can be useful when debugging.
>
> -# put expanders in the right section, in alphabetical order
> +# put drivers in the right section, in alphabetical order
>
> config GPIO_MAX730X
> tristate
>
> -comment "Memory mapped GPIO expanders:"
> +comment "Memory mapped GPIO drivers:"
>
> config GPIO_BASIC_MMIO
> tristate "Basic memory-mapped GPIO controllers support"
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Makefile b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
> index e4851c5..cfbdef1 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
> @@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
> -# generic gpio support: dedicated expander chips, etc
> -#
> -# NOTE: platform-specific GPIO drivers don't belong in the
> -# drivers/gpio directory; put them with other platform setup
> -# code, IRQ controllers, board init, etc.
> +# generic gpio support: platform drivers, dedicated expander chips, etc
>
> ccflags-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_GPIO) += -DDEBUG
>
> --
> 1.7.3.2
>
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