2024-03-04 07:05:26

by Dan Carpenter

Subject: [PATCH] pinctrl: core: comment that pinctrl_add_gpio_range() is deprecated

The pinctrl_add_gpio_range() function is deprecated add a comment so
people don't accidentally use it in new code.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <[email protected]>
---
drivers/pinctrl/core.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index ee56856cb80c..2d4412795ea4 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ static int pinctrl_get_device_gpio_range(struct gpio_chip *gc,
* @pctldev: pin controller device to add the range to
* @range: the GPIO range to add
*
+ * DEPRECATED: Don't use this function in new code. See section 2 of
+ * Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio.txt on how to bind pinctrl and
+ * gpio drivers.
+ *
* This adds a range of GPIOs to be handled by a certain pin controller. Call
* this to register handled ranges after registering your pin controller.
*/
--
2.43.0

2024-03-05 23:08:17

by Linus Walleij

Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: core: comment that pinctrl_add_gpio_range() is deprecated

On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 8:05 AM Dan Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote:

> The pinctrl_add_gpio_range() function is deprecated add a comment so
> people don't accidentally use it in new code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <[email protected]>

Thanks Dan,
patch applied!

Yours,
Linus Walleij