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+/*
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+ * File: Documentation/blackfin/bfin-gpio-note.txt
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+ * Based on:
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+ * Author:
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+ *
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+ * Created: $Id: bfin-gpio-note.txt 2008-11-24 16:42 grafyang $
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+ * Description: This file contains the notes in developing/using bfin-gpio.
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+ *
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+ *
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+ * Rev:
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+ *
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+ * Modified:
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+ * Copyright 2004-2008 Analog Devices Inc.
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+ *
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+ * Bugs: Enter bugs at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/
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+ *
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+ */
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+1. Blackfin GPIO introduction
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+ There are many GPIO pins on Blackfin. Most of these pins are muxed to
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+ multi-functions. They can be configured as peripheral, or just as GPIO,
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+ configured to input with interrupt enabled, or output.
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+ For detailed information, please see "arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c",
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+ or the relevant HRM.
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+2. Avoiding resource conflict
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+ Followed function groups are used to avoiding resource conflict,
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+ - Use the pin as peripheral,
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+ int peripheral_request(unsigned short per, const char *label);
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+ int peripheral_request_list(const unsigned short per[], const char *label);
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+ void peripheral_free(unsigned short per);
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+ void peripheral_free_list(const unsigned short per[]);
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+ - Use the pin as GPIO,
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+ int bfin_gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
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+ void bfin_gpio_free(unsigned gpio);
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+ - Use the pin as GPIO interrupt,
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+ int bfin_gpio_irq_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
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+ void bfin_gpio_irq_free(unsigned gpio);
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+ The request functions will record the function state for a certain pin,
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+ the free functions will clear it's function state.
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+ Once a pin is requested, it can't be requested again before it is freed by
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+ previous caller, otherwise kernel will dump stacks, and the request
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+ function fail.
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+ These functions are wrapped by other functions, most of the users need not
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+ care.
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+3. But there are some exceptions
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+ - Kernel permit the identical GPIO be requested both as GPIO and GPIO
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+ interrut.
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+ Some drivers, like gpio-keys, need this behavior. Kernel only print out
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+ warning messages like,
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+ bfin-gpio: GPIO 24 is already reserved by gpio-keys: BTN0, and you are
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+configuring it as IRQ!
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+ Note: Consider the case that, if there are two drivers need the
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+ identical GPIO, one of them use it as GPIO, the other use it as
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+ GPIO interrupt. This will really cause resource conflict. So if
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+ there is any abnormal driver behavior, please check the bfin-gpio
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+ warning messages.
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+ - Kernel permit the identical GPIO be requested from the same driver twice.
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