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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-set-config-ioctl.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-set-config-ioctl.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9b942a8a53 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-set-config-ioctl.rst @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +.. _GPIO_V2_LINE_SET_CONFIG_IOCTL: + +***************************** +GPIO_V2_LINE_SET_CONFIG_IOCTL +***************************** + +Name +==== + +GPIO_V2_LINE_SET_CONFIG_IOCTL - Update the configuration of previously requested lines. + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:macro:: GPIO_V2_LINE_SET_CONFIG_IOCTL + +``int ioctl(int req_fd, GPIO_V2_LINE_SET_CONFIG_IOCTL, struct gpio_v2_line_config *config)`` + +Arguments +========= + +``req_fd`` + The file descriptor of the GPIO character device, as returned in the + :c:type:`request.fd<gpio_v2_line_request>` by gpio-v2-get-line-ioctl.rst. + +``config`` + The new :c:type:`configuration<gpio_v2_line_config>` to apply to the + requested lines. + +Description +=========== + +Update the configuration of previously requested lines, without releasing the +line or introducing potential glitches. + +The new configuration must specify the configuration of all requested lines. + +The same :ref:`gpio-v2-get-line-config-rules` and +:ref:`gpio-v2-get-line-config-support` that apply when requesting the lines +also apply when updating the line configuration. + +The motivating use case for this command is changing direction of +bi-directional lines between input and output, but it may also be used to +dynamically control edge detection, or more generally move lines seamlessly +from one configuration state to another. + +To only change the value of output lines, use +gpio-v2-line-set-values-ioctl.rst. + +Return Value +============ + +On success 0. + +On error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set appropriately. +Common error codes are described in error-codes.rst. |