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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gpio.txt | 5 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index c3b1430cf60..0bc8b0b2e10 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -316,3 +316,11 @@ Why: The option/code is Who: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> --------------------------- + +What: i8xx_tco watchdog driver +When: in 2.6.22 +Why: the i8xx_tco watchdog driver has been replaced by the iTCO_wdt + watchdog driver. +Who: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> + +--------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/gpio.txt b/Documentation/gpio.txt index 576ce463cf4..989f1130f4f 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio.txt +++ b/Documentation/gpio.txt @@ -105,12 +105,15 @@ setting up a platform_device using the GPIO, is mark its direction: /* set as input or output, returning 0 or negative errno */ int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio); - int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio); + int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value); The return value is zero for success, else a negative errno. It should be checked, since the get/set calls don't have error returns and since misconfiguration is possible. (These calls could sleep.) +For output GPIOs, the value provided becomes the initial output value. +This helps avoid signal glitching during system startup. + Setting the direction can fail if the GPIO number is invalid, or when that particular GPIO can't be used in that mode. It's generally a bad idea to rely on boot firmware to have set the direction correctly, since |