[PATCH RFC 1/2] gpio: Add a block GPIO API to gpiolib

[plagnioj@jcrosoft.com (Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD)]

On 13:32 Fri 28 Sep     , Roland Stigge wrote:
> On 09/28/2012 12:28 PM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> >> gpio0 = {1};
> >> set0 = {1};
> >>
> >> gpio1 = {33, 34};
> > here should be
> > 
> > pin0 = {1};
> > set0 = {1};
> > 
> > pin1 = {1, 2, 23};
> > set1 = {0, 0, 1};
> > 
> > set_blocks(gpio_chip0, pin0, set0, 1);
> > set_blocks(gpio_chip1, pin1, set1, 3);
> > 
> > You may need to add a prepare to do not do the conversion between array and
> > gpio_chip array as I guess you will work on gpio block with multiple time
> > acces
> 
> Maybe like this, for some struct block *?
> 
> block = set_block_prepare(gc, pins, values, size);
> if (block) {
> 	set_block(gc, block);
> 	...
> 	set_block_unprepare(gc, block);
> }
> 
> Would mean that all supported drivers would need to implement those 3
> new functions... Need to be careful about not introducing bloat...
the prepare is gpiolib specific, it will be a helper to conver a gpio list to
a gpio block list

I was thinking more

block = gpio_block_prepare(pins, size);

gpio_block_set_value(pin0, val);
gpio_block_set_value(pin1, val);
gpio_block_set_value(pin2, val);
gpio_block_set(block);

andfor get

gpio_block_get(block)
val = gpio_block_get_value(block, pin0);
val = gpio_block_get_value(block, pin1);

for the gpio driver ti's transparent

Best Regards,
J.