[PATCH v2 9/9] gpio: TODO: remove the task for the sysfs rework

From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Mon Jun 23 2025 - 05:02:03 EST


From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>

Remove the completed task tracking the rework of the sysfs interface.

Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>
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drivers/gpio/TODO | 13 -------------
1 file changed, 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/TODO b/drivers/gpio/TODO
index ef53892cb44d7c01d100f10f1b805c0aca561b46..a6380e51699cc5704aebefbda906762fa60cfef3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/TODO
+++ b/drivers/gpio/TODO
@@ -188,19 +188,6 @@ remove the old ones and finally rename the new ones back to the old names.

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-Extend the sysfs ABI to allow exporting lines by their HW offsets
-
-The need to support the sysfs GPIO class is one of the main obstacles to
-removing the global GPIO numberspace from the kernel. In order to wean users
-off using global numbers from user-space, extend the existing interface with
-new per-gpiochip export/unexport attributes that allow to refer to GPIOs using
-their hardware offsets within the chip.
-
-Encourage users to switch to using them and eventually remove the existing
-global export/unexport attribues.
-
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-
Remove GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE

GPIOs in the linux kernel are meant to be an exclusive resource. This means

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