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From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Date:   Tue, 30 May 2023 13:40:06 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] gpio-f7188x: fix base values conflicts with other
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On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 3:56=E2=80=AFPM <simon.guinot@sequanux.org> wrote:

> This way the assignation would be dynamic and the pin numbers found in
> controller datasheet would be meaningful as well.

I always had in my mind that this is what you should use the
.dbg_show() callback in struct gpio_chip for.

It is for debugging, not ABI and cross-referencing datasheets is definitely
debugging, so use that and look in /proc/sys/kernel/debug/gpio
for the data you want for cross-referencing.

Yours,
Linus Walleij