Re: [PATCH v8 3/4] gpio: rpmsg: add generic rpmsg GPIO driver
From: Daniel Baluta
Date: Tue Feb 24 2026 - 11:03:59 EST
On 2/24/26 17:56, Shenwei Wang wrote:
> Technically, yes—it's possible to use the virtio mechanism directly without rpmsg.
> It’s a bit like talking straight to the IP layer without involving TCP or UDP: doable, but
> at a lower‑level approach.
>
> As for the idea of gpio‑virtio, which could be an optional solution that certain customers
> might prefer. I recall hearing this idea from Mathieu originally, though I’m not sure whether
> he plans to implement it.
gpio-virtio is already upstream in drivers/gpio/gpio-virtio.c