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author | Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@gmx.net> | 2018-03-09 00:40:22 +0100 |
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committer | Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> | 2018-03-23 04:21:40 +0100 |
commit | 4e0edc4b3fe7ee2ecb07360146479dbbeb63cd5a (patch) | |
tree | 533aa51ffc883c0fe8c203308592c2615ad7be5c /Documentation/gpio | |
parent | 7ee2c13080c99e7ba01c45841e7fd61cdd37fc65 (diff) | |
download | linux-4e0edc4b3fe7ee2ecb07360146479dbbeb63cd5a.tar.bz2 |
Documentation: gpio: Move gpiod_* consumer documentation to driver-api
Move gpio/consumer.txt to driver-api/gpio/consumer.rst and make sure it
builds cleanly as ReST.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@gmx.net>
Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/gpio')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt | 438 |
2 files changed, 0 insertions, 440 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX b/Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX index 64cf61245861..f960fc00a3ef 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ 00-INDEX - This file -consumer.txt - - How to obtain and use GPIOs in a driver drivers-on-gpio.txt: - Drivers in other subsystems that can use GPIO to provide more complex functionality. diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt b/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d53e5b5cfc9c..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,438 +0,0 @@ -GPIO Descriptor Consumer Interface -================================== - -This document describes the consumer interface of the GPIO framework. Note that -it describes the new descriptor-based interface. For a description of the -deprecated integer-based GPIO interface please refer to gpio-legacy.txt. - - -Guidelines for GPIOs consumers -============================== - -Drivers that can't work without standard GPIO calls should have Kconfig entries -that depend on GPIOLIB or select GPIOLIB. The functions that allow a driver to -obtain and use GPIOs are available by including the following file: - - #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h> - -There are static inline stubs for all functions in the header file in the case -where GPIOLIB is disabled. When these stubs are called they will emit -warnings. These stubs are used for two use cases: - -- Simple compile coverage with e.g. COMPILE_TEST - it does not matter that - the current platform does not enable or select GPIOLIB because we are not - going to execute the system anyway. - -- Truly optional GPIOLIB support - where the driver does not really make use - of the GPIOs on certain compile-time configurations for certain systems, but - will use it under other compile-time configurations. In this case the - consumer must make sure not to call into these functions, or the user will - be met with console warnings that may be perceived as intimidating. - -All the functions that work with the descriptor-based GPIO interface are -prefixed with gpiod_. The gpio_ prefix is used for the legacy interface. No -other function in the kernel should use these prefixes. The use of the legacy -functions is strongly discouraged, new code should use <linux/gpio/consumer.h> -and descriptors exclusively. - - -Obtaining and Disposing GPIOs -============================= - -With the descriptor-based interface, GPIOs are identified with an opaque, -non-forgeable handler that must be obtained through a call to one of the -gpiod_get() functions. Like many other kernel subsystems, gpiod_get() takes the -device that will use the GPIO and the function the requested GPIO is supposed to -fulfill: - - struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get(struct device *dev, const char *con_id, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - -If a function is implemented by using several GPIOs together (e.g. a simple LED -device that displays digits), an additional index argument can be specified: - - struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, unsigned int idx, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - -For a more detailed description of the con_id parameter in the DeviceTree case -see Documentation/gpio/board.txt - -The flags parameter is used to optionally specify a direction and initial value -for the GPIO. Values can be: - -* GPIOD_ASIS or 0 to not initialize the GPIO at all. The direction must be set - later with one of the dedicated functions. -* GPIOD_IN to initialize the GPIO as input. -* GPIOD_OUT_LOW to initialize the GPIO as output with a value of 0. -* GPIOD_OUT_HIGH to initialize the GPIO as output with a value of 1. -* GPIOD_OUT_LOW_OPEN_DRAIN same as GPIOD_OUT_LOW but also enforce the line - to be electrically used with open drain. -* GPIOD_OUT_HIGH_OPEN_DRAIN same as GPIOD_OUT_HIGH but also enforce the line - to be electrically used with open drain. - -The two last flags are used for use cases where open drain is mandatory, such -as I2C: if the line is not already configured as open drain in the mappings -(see board.txt), then open drain will be enforced anyway and a warning will be -printed that the board configuration needs to be updated to match the use case. - -Both functions return either a valid GPIO descriptor, or an error code checkable -with IS_ERR() (they will never return a NULL pointer). -ENOENT will be returned -if and only if no GPIO has been assigned to the device/function/index triplet, -other error codes are used for cases where a GPIO has been assigned but an error -occurred while trying to acquire it. This is useful to discriminate between mere -errors and an absence of GPIO for optional GPIO parameters. For the common -pattern where a GPIO is optional, the gpiod_get_optional() and -gpiod_get_index_optional() functions can be used. These functions return NULL -instead of -ENOENT if no GPIO has been assigned to the requested function: - - struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get_optional(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - - struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get_index_optional(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - unsigned int index, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - -Note that gpio_get*_optional() functions (and their managed variants), unlike -the rest of gpiolib API, also return NULL when gpiolib support is disabled. -This is helpful to driver authors, since they do not need to special case --ENOSYS return codes. System integrators should however be careful to enable -gpiolib on systems that need it. - -For a function using multiple GPIOs all of those can be obtained with one call: - - struct gpio_descs *gpiod_get_array(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - -This function returns a struct gpio_descs which contains an array of -descriptors: - - struct gpio_descs { - unsigned int ndescs; - struct gpio_desc *desc[]; - } - -The following function returns NULL instead of -ENOENT if no GPIOs have been -assigned to the requested function: - - struct gpio_descs *gpiod_get_array_optional(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - -Device-managed variants of these functions are also defined: - - struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get(struct device *dev, const char *con_id, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - - struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - unsigned int idx, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - - struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get_optional(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - - struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get_index_optional(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - unsigned int index, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - - struct gpio_descs *devm_gpiod_get_array(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - - struct gpio_descs *devm_gpiod_get_array_optional(struct device *dev, - const char *con_id, - enum gpiod_flags flags) - -A GPIO descriptor can be disposed of using the gpiod_put() function: - - void gpiod_put(struct gpio_desc *desc) - -For an array of GPIOs this function can be used: - - void gpiod_put_array(struct gpio_descs *descs) - -It is strictly forbidden to use a descriptor after calling these functions. -It is also not allowed to individually release descriptors (using gpiod_put()) -from an array acquired with gpiod_get_array(). - -The device-managed variants are, unsurprisingly: - - void devm_gpiod_put(struct device *dev, struct gpio_desc *desc) - - void devm_gpiod_put_array(struct device *dev, struct gpio_descs *descs) - - -Using GPIOs -=========== - -Setting Direction ------------------ -The first thing a driver must do with a GPIO is setting its direction. If no -direction-setting flags have been given to gpiod_get*(), this is done by -invoking one of the gpiod_direction_*() functions: - - int gpiod_direction_input(struct gpio_desc *desc) - int gpiod_direction_output(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value) - -The return value is zero for success, else a negative errno. It should be -checked, since the get/set calls don't return errors and since misconfiguration -is possible. You should normally issue these calls from a task context. However, -for spinlock-safe GPIOs it is OK to use them before tasking is enabled, as part -of early board setup. - -For output GPIOs, the value provided becomes the initial output value. This -helps avoid signal glitching during system startup. - -A driver can also query the current direction of a GPIO: - - int gpiod_get_direction(const struct gpio_desc *desc) - -This function returns 0 for output, 1 for input, or an error code in case of error. - -Be aware that there is no default direction for GPIOs. Therefore, **using a GPIO -without setting its direction first is illegal and will result in undefined -behavior!** - - -Spinlock-Safe GPIO Access -------------------------- -Most GPIO controllers can be accessed with memory read/write instructions. Those -don't need to sleep, and can safely be done from inside hard (non-threaded) IRQ -handlers and similar contexts. - -Use the following calls to access GPIOs from an atomic context: - - int gpiod_get_value(const struct gpio_desc *desc); - void gpiod_set_value(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value); - -The values are boolean, zero for low, nonzero for high. When reading the value -of an output pin, the value returned should be what's seen on the pin. That -won't always match the specified output value, because of issues including -open-drain signaling and output latencies. - -The get/set calls do not return errors because "invalid GPIO" should have been -reported earlier from gpiod_direction_*(). However, note that not all platforms -can read the value of output pins; those that can't should always return zero. -Also, using these calls for GPIOs that can't safely be accessed without sleeping -(see below) is an error. - - -GPIO Access That May Sleep --------------------------- -Some GPIO controllers must be accessed using message based buses like I2C or -SPI. Commands to read or write those GPIO values require waiting to get to the -head of a queue to transmit a command and get its response. This requires -sleeping, which can't be done from inside IRQ handlers. - -Platforms that support this type of GPIO distinguish them from other GPIOs by -returning nonzero from this call: - - int gpiod_cansleep(const struct gpio_desc *desc) - -To access such GPIOs, a different set of accessors is defined: - - int gpiod_get_value_cansleep(const struct gpio_desc *desc) - void gpiod_set_value_cansleep(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value) - -Accessing such GPIOs requires a context which may sleep, for example a threaded -IRQ handler, and those accessors must be used instead of spinlock-safe -accessors without the cansleep() name suffix. - -Other than the fact that these accessors might sleep, and will work on GPIOs -that can't be accessed from hardIRQ handlers, these calls act the same as the -spinlock-safe calls. - - -The active low and open drain semantics ---------------------------------------- -As a consumer should not have to care about the physical line level, all of the -gpiod_set_value_xxx() or gpiod_set_array_value_xxx() functions operate with -the *logical* value. With this they take the active low property into account. -This means that they check whether the GPIO is configured to be active low, -and if so, they manipulate the passed value before the physical line level is -driven. - -The same is applicable for open drain or open source output lines: those do not -actively drive their output high (open drain) or low (open source), they just -switch their output to a high impedance value. The consumer should not need to -care. (For details read about open drain in driver.txt.) - -With this, all the gpiod_set_(array)_value_xxx() functions interpret the -parameter "value" as "asserted" ("1") or "de-asserted" ("0"). The physical line -level will be driven accordingly. - -As an example, if the active low property for a dedicated GPIO is set, and the -gpiod_set_(array)_value_xxx() passes "asserted" ("1"), the physical line level -will be driven low. - -To summarize: - -Function (example) line property physical line -gpiod_set_raw_value(desc, 0); don't care low -gpiod_set_raw_value(desc, 1); don't care high -gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); default (active high) low -gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); default (active high) high -gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); active low high -gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); active low low -gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); default (active high) low -gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); default (active high) high -gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); open drain low -gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); open drain high impedance -gpiod_set_value(desc, 0); open source high impedance -gpiod_set_value(desc, 1); open source high - -It is possible to override these semantics using the *set_raw/'get_raw functions -but it should be avoided as much as possible, especially by system-agnostic drivers -which should not need to care about the actual physical line level and worry about -the logical value instead. - - -Accessing raw GPIO values -------------------------- -Consumers exist that need to manage the logical state of a GPIO line, i.e. the value -their device will actually receive, no matter what lies between it and the GPIO -line. - -The following set of calls ignore the active-low or open drain property of a GPIO and -work on the raw line value: - - int gpiod_get_raw_value(const struct gpio_desc *desc) - void gpiod_set_raw_value(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value) - int gpiod_get_raw_value_cansleep(const struct gpio_desc *desc) - void gpiod_set_raw_value_cansleep(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value) - int gpiod_direction_output_raw(struct gpio_desc *desc, int value) - -The active low state of a GPIO can also be queried using the following call: - - int gpiod_is_active_low(const struct gpio_desc *desc) - -Note that these functions should only be used with great moderation; a driver -should not have to care about the physical line level or open drain semantics. - - -Access multiple GPIOs with a single function call -------------------------------------------------- -The following functions get or set the values of an array of GPIOs: - - int gpiod_get_array_value(unsigned int array_size, - struct gpio_desc **desc_array, - int *value_array); - int gpiod_get_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size, - struct gpio_desc **desc_array, - int *value_array); - int gpiod_get_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size, - struct gpio_desc **desc_array, - int *value_array); - int gpiod_get_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size, - struct gpio_desc **desc_array, - int *value_array); - - void gpiod_set_array_value(unsigned int array_size, - struct gpio_desc **desc_array, - int *value_array) - void gpiod_set_raw_array_value(unsigned int array_size, - struct gpio_desc **desc_array, - int *value_array) - void gpiod_set_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size, - struct gpio_desc **desc_array, - int *value_array) - void gpiod_set_raw_array_value_cansleep(unsigned int array_size, - struct gpio_desc **desc_array, - int *value_array) - -The array can be an arbitrary set of GPIOs. The functions will try to access -GPIOs belonging to the same bank or chip simultaneously if supported by the -corresponding chip driver. In that case a significantly improved performance -can be expected. If simultaneous access is not possible the GPIOs will be -accessed sequentially. - -The functions take three arguments: - * array_size - the number of array elements - * desc_array - an array of GPIO descriptors - * value_array - an array to store the GPIOs' values (get) or - an array of values to assign to the GPIOs (set) - -The descriptor array can be obtained using the gpiod_get_array() function -or one of its variants. If the group of descriptors returned by that function -matches the desired group of GPIOs, those GPIOs can be accessed by simply using -the struct gpio_descs returned by gpiod_get_array(): - - struct gpio_descs *my_gpio_descs = gpiod_get_array(...); - gpiod_set_array_value(my_gpio_descs->ndescs, my_gpio_descs->desc, - my_gpio_values); - -It is also possible to access a completely arbitrary array of descriptors. The -descriptors may be obtained using any combination of gpiod_get() and -gpiod_get_array(). Afterwards the array of descriptors has to be setup -manually before it can be passed to one of the above functions. - -Note that for optimal performance GPIOs belonging to the same chip should be -contiguous within the array of descriptors. - -The return value of gpiod_get_array_value() and its variants is 0 on success -or negative on error. Note the difference to gpiod_get_value(), which returns -0 or 1 on success to convey the GPIO value. With the array functions, the GPIO -values are stored in value_array rather than passed back as return value. - - -GPIOs mapped to IRQs --------------------- -GPIO lines can quite often be used as IRQs. You can get the IRQ number -corresponding to a given GPIO using the following call: - - int gpiod_to_irq(const struct gpio_desc *desc) - -It will return an IRQ number, or a negative errno code if the mapping can't be -done (most likely because that particular GPIO cannot be used as IRQ). It is an -unchecked error to use a GPIO that wasn't set up as an input using -gpiod_direction_input(), or to use an IRQ number that didn't originally come -from gpiod_to_irq(). gpiod_to_irq() is not allowed to sleep. - -Non-error values returned from gpiod_to_irq() can be passed to request_irq() or -free_irq(). They will often be stored into IRQ resources for platform devices, -by the board-specific initialization code. Note that IRQ trigger options are -part of the IRQ interface, e.g. IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING, as are system wakeup -capabilities. - - -GPIOs and ACPI -============== - -On ACPI systems, GPIOs are described by GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources listed by -the _CRS configuration objects of devices. Those resources do not provide -connection IDs (names) for GPIOs, so it is necessary to use an additional -mechanism for this purpose. - -Systems compliant with ACPI 5.1 or newer may provide a _DSD configuration object -which, among other things, may be used to provide connection IDs for specific -GPIOs described by the GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources in _CRS. If that is the -case, it will be handled by the GPIO subsystem automatically. However, if the -_DSD is not present, the mappings between GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources and GPIO -connection IDs need to be provided by device drivers. - -For details refer to Documentation/acpi/gpio-properties.txt - - -Interacting With the Legacy GPIO Subsystem -========================================== -Many kernel subsystems still handle GPIOs using the legacy integer-based -interface. Although it is strongly encouraged to upgrade them to the safer -descriptor-based API, the following two functions allow you to convert a GPIO -descriptor into the GPIO integer namespace and vice-versa: - - int desc_to_gpio(const struct gpio_desc *desc) - struct gpio_desc *gpio_to_desc(unsigned gpio) - -The GPIO number returned by desc_to_gpio() can be safely used as long as the -GPIO descriptor has not been freed. All the same, a GPIO number passed to -gpio_to_desc() must have been properly acquired, and usage of the returned GPIO -descriptor is only possible after the GPIO number has been released. - -Freeing a GPIO obtained by one API with the other API is forbidden and an -unchecked error. |