Re: [PATCH,RFC] Input: gpio-keys - request and configure GPIOs

[Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvr@gnu.org>]

On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 15:19 +0100, pHilipp Zabel wrote:
> > > On Nov 16, 2007 6:33 AM, Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvr@gnu.org> wrote:
> > > > Currently, gpio_keys.c assumes the GPIOs to be already properly configured;
> > > > this patch changes gpio-keys to perform explicit calls to gpio_request() and
> > > > gpio_configure_input().
> > > >
> > > > This matches the behaviour of leds-gpio.

> > > Makes sense from where I sit but let's see what guys who actually use
> > > the module say... ;)

[..]

> We have quite a big number of users in the handhelds.org CVS kernel tree.

> Unfortunately we are traditionally slow at pushing things to mainline, and many
> of the devices depend on something like gpiolib hitting mainline for their GPIO
> extenders.

well, is there any chance this patch of mine might make it for 2.6.25?
(or maybe even 2.6.24, since it can be regarded as being an actual
fix...?) :-)

regards,
hvr