[PATCH] RFC: Do not enable the v1 uAPI by default

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Sat Nov 04 2023 - 19:30:07 EST


It's been two years since we introduced the v2 uAPI and
the major consumer libgpiod is at v2.1.

What about discouraging the old uAPI?

Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpio/Kconfig | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index 913948876c93..65c9914ee3fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ config GPIO_CDEV

config GPIO_CDEV_V1
bool "Support GPIO ABI Version 1"
- default y
+ default n
depends on GPIO_CDEV
help
Say Y here to support version 1 of the GPIO CDEV ABI.
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ config GPIO_CDEV_V1
This ABI version is deprecated.
Please use the latest ABI for new developments.

- If unsure, say Y.
-
config GPIO_GENERIC
depends on HAS_IOMEM # Only for IOMEM drivers
tristate

---
base-commit: e392ea4d4d00880bf94550151b1ace4f88a4b17a
change-id: 20231103-no-y-uapi1-default-4204e86c04a3

Best regards,
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Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>