[PATCH] Documentation: gpio: Add a note on the deprecated GPIO Testing Driver

From: lincoln . wallace
Date: Tue Feb 13 2024 - 11:05:55 EST


From: Lincoln Wallace <lincoln.wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

A deprecation note was added on gpio-mockup Kconfig since v6.7,
update the documentation to inform users.

Signed-off-by: Lincoln Wallace <lincoln.wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/gpio/gpio-mockup.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/gpio/gpio-mockup.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/gpio/gpio-mockup.rst
index 493071da1738..a6424de925da 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/gpio/gpio-mockup.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/gpio/gpio-mockup.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
GPIO Testing Driver
===================

+.. note::
+ Since kernel version 6.7, this method is being deprecated. Prefer using
+ Documentation/admin-guide/gpio/gpio-sim.rst instead for kernel versions
+ newer than 5.17, which is when gpio-sim was added.
+
The GPIO Testing Driver (gpio-mockup) provides a way to create simulated GPIO
chips for testing purposes. The lines exposed by these chips can be accessed
using the standard GPIO character device interface as well as manipulated
--
2.40.1