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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:55:48 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 02/15 v5] gpio: Add sysfs support to block GPIO API
From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
To: Roland Stigge <stigge@antcom.de>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
        Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Roland Stigge <stigge@antcom.de> wrote:

> [Me]
>> The block GPIO stuff is just following that design pattern.
>
> So what do you think about my just proposed idea of always having the
> "value" argument present, but only useable when "exported" is "1"? Now
> only talking about the block gpios, but later maybe also for gpios?

We should atleast be consistent and do it the same way for
blocks as individual gpios.

> But I would only do this if you and Greg consider it reasonable.

I'm still afraid of this whole thing and would seek Grant's consent.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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