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1*4882a593SmuzhiyunWhat:		/dev/gpiochip[0-9]+
2*4882a593SmuzhiyunDate:		November 2015
3*4882a593SmuzhiyunKernelVersion:	4.4
4*4882a593SmuzhiyunContact:	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org
5*4882a593SmuzhiyunDescription:
6*4882a593Smuzhiyun		The character device files /dev/gpiochip* are the interface
7*4882a593Smuzhiyun		between GPIO chips and userspace.
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9*4882a593Smuzhiyun		The ioctl(2)-based ABI is defined and documented in
10*4882a593Smuzhiyun		[include/uapi]<linux/gpio.h>.
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12*4882a593Smuzhiyun		The following file operations are supported:
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14*4882a593Smuzhiyun		open(2)
15*4882a593Smuzhiyun		  Currently the only useful flags are O_RDWR.
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17*4882a593Smuzhiyun		ioctl(2)
18*4882a593Smuzhiyun		  Initiate various actions.
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20*4882a593Smuzhiyun		  See the inline documentation in [include/uapi]<linux/gpio.h>
21*4882a593Smuzhiyun		  for descriptions of all ioctls.
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23*4882a593Smuzhiyun		close(2)
24*4882a593Smuzhiyun		  Stops and free up the I/O contexts that was associated
25*4882a593Smuzhiyun		  with the file descriptor.
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27*4882a593SmuzhiyunUsers:		TBD
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