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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/gpio')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio/board.txt | 40 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt | 36 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio/drivers-on-gpio.txt | 95 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt | 9 |
5 files changed, 163 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX b/Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX index 1de43ae46..179beb234 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/gpio/00-INDEX @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ consumer.txt - How to obtain and use GPIOs in a driver driver.txt - How to write a GPIO driver +drivers-on-gpio.txt: + - Drivers in other subsystems that can use GPIO to provide more + complex functionality. board.txt - How to assign GPIOs to a consumer device and a function sysfs.txt diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/board.txt b/Documentation/gpio/board.txt index b80606de5..f59c43b64 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio/board.txt +++ b/Documentation/gpio/board.txt @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ exact way to do it depends on the GPIO controller providing the GPIOs, see the device tree bindings for your controller. GPIOs mappings are defined in the consumer device's node, in a property named -<function>-gpios, where <function> is the function the driver will request -through gpiod_get(). For example: +either <function>-gpios or <function>-gpio, where <function> is the function +the driver will request through gpiod_get(). For example: foo_device { compatible = "acme,foo"; @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ through gpiod_get(). For example: <&gpio 16 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>, /* green */ <&gpio 17 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>; /* blue */ - power-gpios = <&gpio 1 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>; + power-gpio = <&gpio 1 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>; }; This property will make GPIOs 15, 16 and 17 available to the driver under the @@ -39,15 +39,24 @@ This property will make GPIOs 15, 16 and 17 available to the driver under the struct gpio_desc *red, *green, *blue, *power; - red = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 0); - green = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 1); - blue = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 2); + red = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 0, GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); + green = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 1, GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); + blue = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 2, GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); - power = gpiod_get(dev, "power"); + power = gpiod_get(dev, "power", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); The led GPIOs will be active-high, while the power GPIO will be active-low (i.e. gpiod_is_active_low(power) will be true). +The second parameter of the gpiod_get() functions, the con_id string, has to be +the <function>-prefix of the GPIO suffixes ("gpios" or "gpio", automatically +looked up by the gpiod functions internally) used in the device tree. With above +"led-gpios" example, use the prefix without the "-" as con_id parameter: "led". + +Internally, the GPIO subsystem prefixes the GPIO suffix ("gpios" or "gpio") +with the string passed in con_id to get the resulting string +(snprintf(... "%s-%s", con_id, gpio_suffixes[]). + ACPI ---- ACPI also supports function names for GPIOs in a similar fashion to DT. @@ -142,13 +151,14 @@ The driver controlling "foo.0" will then be able to obtain its GPIOs as follows: struct gpio_desc *red, *green, *blue, *power; - red = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 0); - green = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 1); - blue = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 2); + red = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 0, GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); + green = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 1, GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); + blue = gpiod_get_index(dev, "led", 2, GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); - power = gpiod_get(dev, "power"); - gpiod_direction_output(power, 1); + power = gpiod_get(dev, "power", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH); -Since the "power" GPIO is mapped as active-low, its actual signal will be 0 -after this code. Contrary to the legacy integer GPIO interface, the active-low -property is handled during mapping and is thus transparent to GPIO consumers. +Since the "led" GPIOs are mapped as active-high, this example will switch their +signals to 1, i.e. enabling the LEDs. And for the "power" GPIO, which is mapped +as active-low, its actual signal will be 0 after this code. Contrary to the legacy +integer GPIO interface, the active-low property is handled during mapping and is +thus transparent to GPIO consumers. diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt b/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt index 75542b91b..e000502fd 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt +++ b/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ device that displays digits), an additional index argument can be specified: 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: @@ -237,6 +240,39 @@ Note that these functions should only be used with great moderation ; a driver should not have to care about the physical line level. +The active-low property +----------------------- + +As a driver 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. + +With this, all the gpiod_set_(array)_value_xxx() functions interpret the +parameter "value" as "active" ("1") or "inactive" ("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 "active" ("1"), the physical line level +will be driven low. + +To summarize: + +Function (example) active-low proporty 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 + +Please note again that the set_raw/get_raw functions should be avoided as much +as possible, especially by drivers which should not care about the actual +physical line level and worry about the logical value instead. + + Set multiple GPIO outputs with a single function call ----------------------------------------------------- The following functions set the output values of an array of GPIOs: diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/drivers-on-gpio.txt b/Documentation/gpio/drivers-on-gpio.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f61213286 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/gpio/drivers-on-gpio.txt @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +Subsystem drivers using GPIO +============================ + +Note that standard kernel drivers exist for common GPIO tasks and will provide +the right in-kernel and userspace APIs/ABIs for the job, and that these +drivers can quite easily interconnect with other kernel subsystems using +hardware descriptions such as device tree or ACPI: + +- leds-gpio: drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c will handle LEDs connected to GPIO + lines, giving you the LED sysfs interface + +- ledtrig-gpio: drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-gpio.c will provide a LED trigger, + i.e. a LED will turn on/off in response to a GPIO line going high or low + (and that LED may in turn use the leds-gpio as per above). + +- gpio-keys: drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c is used when your GPIO line + can generate interrupts in response to a key press. Also supports debounce. + +- gpio-keys-polled: drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys_polled.c is used when your + GPIO line cannot generate interrupts, so it needs to be periodically polled + by a timer. + +- gpio_mouse: drivers/input/mouse/gpio_mouse.c is used to provide a mouse with + up to three buttons by simply using GPIOs and no mouse port. You can cut the + mouse cable and connect the wires to GPIO lines or solder a mouse connector + to the lines for a more permanent solution of this type. + +- gpio-beeper: drivers/input/misc/gpio-beeper.c is used to provide a beep from + an external speaker connected to a GPIO line. + +- gpio-tilt-polled: drivers/input/misc/gpio_tilt_polled.c provides tilt + detection switches using GPIO, which is useful for your homebrewn pinball + machine if for nothing else. It can detect different tilt angles of the + monitored object. + +- extcon-gpio: drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c is used when you need to read an + external connector status, such as a headset line for an audio driver or an + HDMI connector. It will provide a better userspace sysfs interface than GPIO. + +- restart-gpio: drivers/power/gpio-restart.c is used to restart/reboot the + system by pulling a GPIO line and will register a restart handler so + userspace can issue the right system call to restart the system. + +- poweroff-gpio: drivers/power/gpio-poweroff.c is used to power the system down + by pulling a GPIO line and will register a pm_power_off() callback so that + userspace can issue the right system call to power down the system. + +- gpio-gate-clock: drivers/clk/clk-gpio-gate.c is used to control a gated clock + (off/on) that uses a GPIO, and integrated with the clock subsystem. + +- i2c-gpio: drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c is used to drive an I2C bus + (two wires, SDA and SCL lines) by hammering (bitbang) two GPIO lines. It will + appear as any other I2C bus to the system and makes it possible to connect + drivers for the I2C devices on the bus like any other I2C bus driver. + +- spi_gpio: drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c is used to drive an SPI bus (variable number + of wires, atleast SCK and optionally MISO, MOSI and chip select lines) using + GPIO hammering (bitbang). It will appear as any other SPI bus on the system + and makes it possible to connect drivers for SPI devices on the bus like + any other SPI bus driver. For example any MMC/SD card can then be connected + to this SPI by using the mmc_spi host from the MMC/SD card subsystem. + +- w1-gpio: drivers/w1/masters/w1-gpio.c is used to drive a one-wire bus using + a GPIO line, integrating with the W1 subsystem and handling devices on + the bus like any other W1 device. + +- gpio-fan: drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c is used to control a fan for cooling the + system, connected to a GPIO line (and optionally a GPIO alarm line), + presenting all the right in-kernel and sysfs interfaces to make your system + not overheat. + +- gpio-regulator: drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c is used to control a + regulator providing a certain voltage by pulling a GPIO line, integrating + with the regulator subsystem and giving you all the right interfaces. + +- gpio-wdt: drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c is used to provide a watchdog timer + that will periodically "ping" a hardware connected to a GPIO line by toggling + it from 1-to-0-to-1. If that hardware does not recieve its "ping" + periodically, it will reset the system. + +- gpio-nand: drivers/mtd/nand/gpio.c is used to connect a NAND flash chip to + a set of simple GPIO lines: RDY, NCE, ALE, CLE, NWP. It interacts with the + NAND flash MTD subsystem and provides chip access and partition parsing like + any other NAND driving hardware. + +Apart from this there are special GPIO drivers in subsystems like MMC/SD to +read card detect and write protect GPIO lines, and in the TTY serial subsystem +to emulate MCTRL (modem control) signals CTS/RTS by using two GPIO lines. The +MTD NOR flash has add-ons for extra GPIO lines too, though the address bus is +usually connected directly to the flash. + +Use those instead of talking directly to the GPIOs using sysfs; they integrate +with kernel frameworks better than your userspace code could. Needless to say, +just using the apropriate kernel drivers will simplify and speed up your +embedded hacking in particular by providing ready-made components. diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt index 535b6a8a7..0700b5563 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt @@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ userspace GPIO can be used to determine system configuration data that standard kernels won't know about. And for some tasks, simple userspace GPIO drivers could be all that the system really needs. -Note that standard kernel drivers exist for common "LEDs and Buttons" -GPIO tasks: "leds-gpio" and "gpio_keys", respectively. Use those -instead of talking directly to the GPIOs; they integrate with kernel -frameworks better than your userspace code could. - +DO NOT ABUSE SYFS TO CONTROL HARDWARE THAT HAS PROPER KERNEL DRIVERS. +PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENT NAMED "drivers-on-gpio.txt" IN THIS DOCUMENTATION +DIRECTORY TO AVOID REINVENTING KERNEL WHEELS IN USERSPACE. I MEAN IT. +REALLY. Paths in Sysfs -------------- |