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-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/gpio.h63
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h b/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
index cb9966d49a16..f7cb8ae87df7 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct gpiochip_info {
* @GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_BIAS_DISABLED: line has bias disabled
* @GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EVENT_CLOCK_REALTIME: line events contain REALTIME timestamps
* @GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EVENT_CLOCK_HTE: line events contain timestamps from
- * hardware timestamp engine
+ * the hardware timestamping engine (HTE) subsystem
*/
enum gpio_v2_line_flag {
GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_USED = _BITULL(0),
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ enum gpio_v2_line_flag {
/**
* struct gpio_v2_line_values - Values of GPIO lines
* @bits: a bitmap containing the value of the lines, set to 1 for active
- * and 0 for inactive.
+ * and 0 for inactive
* @mask: a bitmap identifying the lines to get or set, with each bit
* number corresponding to the index into &struct
- * gpio_v2_line_request.offsets.
+ * gpio_v2_line_request.offsets
*/
struct gpio_v2_line_values {
__aligned_u64 bits;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ enum gpio_v2_line_attr_id {
* @values: if id is %GPIO_V2_LINE_ATTR_ID_OUTPUT_VALUES, a bitmap
* containing the values to which the lines will be set, with each bit
* number corresponding to the index into &struct
- * gpio_v2_line_request.offsets.
+ * gpio_v2_line_request.offsets
* @debounce_period_us: if id is %GPIO_V2_LINE_ATTR_ID_DEBOUNCE, the
* desired debounce period, in microseconds
*/
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ struct gpio_v2_line_attribute {
* @attr: the configurable attribute
* @mask: a bitmap identifying the lines to which the attribute applies,
* with each bit number corresponding to the index into &struct
- * gpio_v2_line_request.offsets.
+ * gpio_v2_line_request.offsets
*/
struct gpio_v2_line_config_attribute {
struct gpio_v2_line_attribute attr;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ struct gpio_v2_line_config {
* associated GPIO chip
* @consumer: a desired consumer label for the selected GPIO lines such as
* "my-bitbanged-relay"
- * @config: requested configuration for the lines.
+ * @config: requested configuration for the lines
* @num_lines: number of lines requested in this request, i.e. the number
* of valid fields in the %GPIO_V2_LINES_MAX sized arrays, set to 1 to
* request a single line
@@ -189,9 +189,8 @@ struct gpio_v2_line_config {
* buffer. If this field is zero then the buffer size defaults to a minimum
* of @num_lines * 16.
* @padding: reserved for future use and must be zero filled
- * @fd: if successful this field will contain a valid anonymous file handle
- * after a %GPIO_GET_LINE_IOCTL operation, zero or negative value means
- * error
+ * @fd: after a successful %GPIO_V2_GET_LINE_IOCTL operation, contains
+ * a valid anonymous file descriptor representing the request
*/
struct gpio_v2_line_request {
__u32 offsets[GPIO_V2_LINES_MAX];
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ struct gpio_v2_line_request {
* @num_attrs: the number of attributes in @attrs
* @flags: flags for this GPIO line, with values from &enum
* gpio_v2_line_flag, such as %GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW,
- * %GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_OUTPUT etc, added together.
+ * %GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_OUTPUT etc, added together
* @attrs: the configuration attributes associated with the line
* @padding: reserved for future use
*/
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ enum gpio_v2_line_event_id {
/**
* struct gpio_v2_line_event - The actual event being pushed to userspace
- * @timestamp_ns: best estimate of time of event occurrence, in nanoseconds.
+ * @timestamp_ns: best estimate of time of event occurrence, in nanoseconds
* @id: event identifier with value from &enum gpio_v2_line_event_id
* @offset: the offset of the line that triggered the event
* @seqno: the sequence number for this event in the sequence of events for
@@ -289,6 +288,10 @@ enum gpio_v2_line_event_id {
*
* If the %GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EVENT_CLOCK_REALTIME flag is set then the
* @timestamp_ns is read from %CLOCK_REALTIME.
+ *
+ * If the %GPIO_V2_LINE_FLAG_EVENT_CLOCK_HTE flag is set then the
+ * @timestamp_ns is provided by the hardware timestamping engine (HTE)
+ * subsystem.
*/
struct gpio_v2_line_event {
__aligned_u64 timestamp_ns;
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ struct gpio_v2_line_event {
* also be empty if the consumer doesn't set this up
*
* Note: This struct is part of ABI v1 and is deprecated.
- * Use &struct gpio_v2_line_info instead.
+ * Use ABI v2 and &struct gpio_v2_line_info instead.
*/
struct gpioline_info {
__u32 line_offset;
@@ -365,7 +368,7 @@ enum {
* at the end of the structure on 64-bit architectures.
*
* Note: This struct is part of ABI v1 and is deprecated.
- * Use &struct gpio_v2_line_info_changed instead.
+ * Use ABI v2 and &struct gpio_v2_line_info_changed instead.
*/
struct gpioline_info_changed {
struct gpioline_info info;
@@ -396,18 +399,17 @@ struct gpioline_info_changed {
* a batch of input or output lines, but they must all have the same
* characteristics, i.e. all inputs or all outputs, all active low etc
* @default_values: if the %GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT is set for a requested
- * line, this specifies the default output value, should be 0 (low) or
- * 1 (high), anything else than 0 or 1 will be interpreted as 1 (high)
+ * line, this specifies the default output value, should be 0 (inactive) or
+ * 1 (active). Anything other than 0 or 1 will be interpreted as active.
* @consumer_label: a desired consumer label for the selected GPIO line(s)
* such as "my-bitbanged-relay"
* @lines: number of lines requested in this request, i.e. the number of
* valid fields in the above arrays, set to 1 to request a single line
- * @fd: if successful this field will contain a valid anonymous file handle
- * after a %GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL operation, zero or negative value
- * means error
+ * @fd: after a successful %GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL operation, contains
+ * a valid anonymous file descriptor representing the request
*
* Note: This struct is part of ABI v1 and is deprecated.
- * Use &struct gpio_v2_line_request instead.
+ * Use ABI v2 and &struct gpio_v2_line_request instead.
*/
struct gpiohandle_request {
__u32 lineoffsets[GPIOHANDLES_MAX];
@@ -424,12 +426,12 @@ struct gpiohandle_request {
* %GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT, %GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_ACTIVE_LOW etc, added
* together
* @default_values: if the %GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT is set in flags,
- * this specifies the default output value, should be 0 (low) or
- * 1 (high), anything else than 0 or 1 will be interpreted as 1 (high)
+ * this specifies the default output value, should be 0 (inactive) or
+ * 1 (active). Anything other than 0 or 1 will be interpreted as active.
* @padding: reserved for future use and should be zero filled
*
* Note: This struct is part of ABI v1 and is deprecated.
- * Use &struct gpio_v2_line_config instead.
+ * Use ABI v2 and &struct gpio_v2_line_config instead.
*/
struct gpiohandle_config {
__u32 flags;
@@ -441,10 +443,11 @@ struct gpiohandle_config {
* struct gpiohandle_data - Information of values on a GPIO handle
* @values: when getting the state of lines this contains the current
* state of a line, when setting the state of lines these should contain
- * the desired target state
+ * the desired target state. States are 0 (inactive) or 1 (active).
+ * When setting, anything other than 0 or 1 will be interpreted as active.
*
* Note: This struct is part of ABI v1 and is deprecated.
- * Use &struct gpio_v2_line_values instead.
+ * Use ABI v2 and &struct gpio_v2_line_values instead.
*/
struct gpiohandle_data {
__u8 values[GPIOHANDLES_MAX];
@@ -465,12 +468,11 @@ struct gpiohandle_data {
* %GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_RISING_EDGE or %GPIOEVENT_REQUEST_FALLING_EDGE
* @consumer_label: a desired consumer label for the selected GPIO line(s)
* such as "my-listener"
- * @fd: if successful this field will contain a valid anonymous file handle
- * after a %GPIO_GET_LINEEVENT_IOCTL operation, zero or negative value
- * means error
+ * @fd: after a successful %GPIO_GET_LINEEVENT_IOCTL operation, contains a
+ * valid anonymous file descriptor representing the request
*
* Note: This struct is part of ABI v1 and is deprecated.
- * Use &struct gpio_v2_line_request instead.
+ * Use ABI v2 and &struct gpio_v2_line_request instead.
*/
struct gpioevent_request {
__u32 lineoffset;
@@ -489,10 +491,11 @@ struct gpioevent_request {
/**
* struct gpioevent_data - The actual event being pushed to userspace
* @timestamp: best estimate of time of event occurrence, in nanoseconds
- * @id: event identifier
+ * @id: event identifier, one of %GPIOEVENT_EVENT_RISING_EDGE or
+ * %GPIOEVENT_EVENT_FALLING_EDGE
*
* Note: This struct is part of ABI v1 and is deprecated.
- * Use &struct gpio_v2_line_event instead.
+ * Use ABI v2 and &struct gpio_v2_line_event instead.
*/
struct gpioevent_data {
__u64 timestamp;