Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] gpiolib: Do not unexport GPIO on freeing

From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Fri Jun 09 2023 - 05:41:46 EST


On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 6:34 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jun 02, 2023 at 07:29:00PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 02, 2023 at 07:22:58PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > Since the legacy exporting is gone with 2f804aca4832 ("gpiolib:
> > > Kill unused GPIOF_EXPORT and Co") there is no need to unexport
> > > GPIO on freeing. Remove that call.
>
> > > Note, the other users of this functionality do that explicitly,
> > > except one SH boardfile which doesn't free GPIO anyways, so it
>
> Actually OMAP3 as well with the same idea, once requested those never freed.
> Bart, should I update the commit message?
>
> > > is safe to drop the call.
> >
> > Note, that this might be squashed with the above mentioned commit, because
> > I haven't checked current users I didn't do the removal in that patch.
> >
> > But this will probably needs rebase which is not good thing process wise.
> > So, just my 2 cents in case.
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>
>

I did it myself when applying, thanks!

Bart