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gpiolib: Document that GPIO line names are not globally unique
gpiochip_set_desc_names() no longer rejects GPIO line name collisions.
Hence GPIO line names are not guaranteed to be globally unique.
In case of multiple GPIO lines with the same name, gpio_name_to_desc()
will return the first match found.
Update the comments for gpio_name_to_desc() and
gpiochip_set_desc_names() to match reality.
Fixes: f881bab038
("gpio: keep the GPIO line names internal")
Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200511101828.30046-1-geert+renesas@glider.be
Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
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@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ static int gpiodev_add_to_list(struct gpio_device *gdev)
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/*
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/*
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* Convert a GPIO name to its descriptor
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* Convert a GPIO name to its descriptor
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* Note that there is no guarantee that GPIO names are globally unique!
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* Hence this function will return, if it exists, a reference to the first GPIO
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* line found that matches the given name.
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*/
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*/
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static struct gpio_desc *gpio_name_to_desc(const char * const name)
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static struct gpio_desc *gpio_name_to_desc(const char * const name)
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{
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{
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@ -329,10 +332,12 @@ static struct gpio_desc *gpio_name_to_desc(const char * const name)
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}
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}
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/*
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/*
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* Takes the names from gc->names and checks if they are all unique. If they
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* Take the names from gc->names and assign them to their GPIO descriptors.
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* are, they are assigned to their gpio descriptors.
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* Warn if a name is already used for a GPIO line on a different GPIO chip.
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*
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*
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* Warning if one of the names is already used for a different GPIO.
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* Note that:
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* 1. Non-unique names are still accepted,
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* 2. Name collisions within the same GPIO chip are not reported.
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*/
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*/
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static int gpiochip_set_desc_names(struct gpio_chip *gc)
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static int gpiochip_set_desc_names(struct gpio_chip *gc)
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{
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{
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