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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-get-linehandle-ioctl.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-get-linehandle-ioctl.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c8256afe306e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-get-linehandle-ioctl.rst @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +.. _GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL: + +************************* +GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL +************************* + +.. warning:: + This ioctl is part of chardev_v1.rst and is obsoleted by + gpio-v2-get-line-ioctl.rst. + +Name +==== + +GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL - Request a line or lines from the kernel. + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:macro:: GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL + +``int ioctl(int chip_fd, GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL, struct gpiohandle_request *request)`` + +Arguments +========= + +``chip_fd`` + The file descriptor of the GPIO character device returned by `open()`. + +``request`` + The :c:type:`handle_request<gpiohandle_request>` specifying the lines to + request and their configuration. + +Description +=========== + +Request a line or lines from the kernel. + +While multiple lines may be requested, the same configuration applies to all +lines in the request. + +On success, the requesting process is granted exclusive access to the line +value and write access to the line configuration. + +The state of a line, including the value of output lines, is guaranteed to +remain as requested until the returned file descriptor is closed. Once the +file descriptor is closed, the state of the line becomes uncontrolled from +the userspace perspective, and may revert to its default state. + +Requesting a line already in use is an error (**EBUSY**). + +Closing the ``chip_fd`` has no effect on existing line handles. + +.. _gpio-get-linehandle-config-rules: + +Configuration Rules +------------------- + +The following configuration rules apply: + +The direction flags, ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT`` and +``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT``, cannot be combined. If neither are set then the +only other flag that may be set is ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_ACTIVE_LOW`` and the +line is requested "as-is" to allow reading of the line value without altering +the electrical configuration. + +The drive flags, ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_xxx``, require the +``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT`` to be set. +Only one drive flag may be set. +If none are set then the line is assumed push-pull. + +Only one bias flag, ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_xxx``, may be set, and +it requires a direction flag to also be set. +If no bias flags are set then the bias configuration is not changed. + +Requesting an invalid configuration is an error (**EINVAL**). + +Return Value +============ + +On success 0 and the :c:type:`request.fd<gpiohandle_request>` contains the +file descriptor for the request. + +On error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set appropriately. +Common error codes are described in error-codes.rst. |