From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 496D7C47255 for ; Mon, 11 May 2020 10:18:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BB1F207DD for ; Mon, 11 May 2020 10:18:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1729296AbgEKKSf (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 May 2020 06:18:35 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:56674 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729287AbgEKKSe (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 May 2020 06:18:34 -0400 Received: from albert.telenet-ops.be (albert.telenet-ops.be [IPv6:2a02:1800:110:4::f00:1a]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 586D7C061A0E for ; Mon, 11 May 2020 03:18:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ramsan ([IPv6:2a02:1810:ac12:ed60:702c:fb99:3097:2049]) by albert.telenet-ops.be with bizsmtp id dNJW220070GoAb606NJWfT; Mon, 11 May 2020 12:18:30 +0200 Received: from rox.of.borg ([192.168.97.57]) by ramsan with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jY5W2-0002Q8-4k; Mon, 11 May 2020 12:18:30 +0200 Received: from geert by rox.of.borg with local (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jY5W2-0007pN-1T; Mon, 11 May 2020 12:18:30 +0200 From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: Linus Walleij , Bartosz Golaszewski Cc: linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Geert Uytterhoeven Subject: [PATCH] gpiolib: Document that GPIO line names are not globally unique Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 12:18:28 +0200 Message-Id: <20200511101828.30046-1-geert+renesas@glider.be> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 Sender: linux-gpio-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org gpiochip_set_desc_names() no longer rejects GPIO line name collisions. Hence GPIO line names are not guaranteed to be globally unique. In case of multiple GPIO lines with the same name, gpio_name_to_desc() will return the first match found. Update the comments for gpio_name_to_desc() and gpiochip_set_desc_names() to match reality. Fixes: f881bab038c9667d ("gpio: keep the GPIO line names internal") Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven --- drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c index 99533f4cb5d332a9..98822412f565073a 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c @@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ static int gpiodev_add_to_list(struct gpio_device *gdev) /* * Convert a GPIO name to its descriptor + * Note that there is no guarantee that GPIO names are globally unique! + * Hence this function will return, if it exists, a reference to the first GPIO + * line found that matches the given name. */ static struct gpio_desc *gpio_name_to_desc(const char * const name) { @@ -329,10 +332,12 @@ static struct gpio_desc *gpio_name_to_desc(const char * const name) } /* - * Takes the names from gc->names and checks if they are all unique. If they - * are, they are assigned to their gpio descriptors. + * Take the names from gc->names and assign them to their GPIO descriptors. + * Warn if a name is already used for a GPIO line on a different GPIO chip. * - * Warning if one of the names is already used for a different GPIO. + * Note that: + * 1. Non-unique names are still accepted, + * 2. Name collisions within the same GPIO chip are not reported. */ static int gpiochip_set_desc_names(struct gpio_chip *gc) { -- 2.17.1