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diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt index aeab01aa4d00..6cdeab8650cd 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/gpio/sysfs.txt @@ -1,6 +1,17 @@ GPIO Sysfs Interface for Userspace ================================== +THIS ABI IS DEPRECATED, THE ABI DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO +Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-gpio AND NEW USERSPACE CONSUMERS +ARE SUPPOSED TO USE THE CHARACTER DEVICE ABI. THIS OLD SYSFS ABI WILL +NOT BE DEVELOPED (NO NEW FEATURES), IT WILL JUST BE MAINTAINED. + +Refer to the examples in tools/gpio/* for an introduction to the new +character device ABI. Also see the userspace header in +include/uapi/linux/gpio.h + +The deprecated sysfs ABI +------------------------ Platforms which use the "gpiolib" implementors framework may choose to configure a sysfs user interface to GPIOs. This is different from the debugfs interface, since it provides control over GPIO direction and |