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diff --git a/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt b/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt index 6ce544191ca..859918db36b 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt +++ b/Documentation/gpio/consumer.txt @@ -219,6 +219,24 @@ part of the IRQ interface, e.g. IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING, as are system wakeup capabilities. +GPIOs and ACPI +============== + +On ACPI systems, GPIOs are described by GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources listed by +the _CRS configuration objects of devices. Those resources do not provide +connection IDs (names) for GPIOs, so it is necessary to use an additional +mechanism for this purpose. + +Systems compliant with ACPI 5.1 or newer may provide a _DSD configuration object +which, among other things, may be used to provide connection IDs for specific +GPIOs described by the GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources in _CRS. If that is the +case, it will be handled by the GPIO subsystem automatically. However, if the +_DSD is not present, the mappings between GpioIo()/GpioInt() resources and GPIO +connection IDs need to be provided by device drivers. + +For details refer to Documentation/acpi/gpio-properties.txt + + Interacting With the Legacy GPIO Subsystem ========================================== Many kernel subsystems still handle GPIOs using the legacy integer-based |