1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
3 .. _GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL:
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6 GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL
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10 This ioctl is part of chardev_v1.rst and is obsoleted by
11 gpio-v2-get-line-ioctl.rst.
16 GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL - Request a line or lines from the kernel.
21 .. c:macro:: GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL
23 ``int ioctl(int chip_fd, GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL, struct gpiohandle_request *request)``
29 The file descriptor of the GPIO character device returned by `open()`.
32 The :c:type:`handle_request<gpiohandle_request>` specifying the lines to
33 request and their configuration.
38 Request a line or lines from the kernel.
40 While multiple lines may be requested, the same configuration applies to all
43 On success, the requesting process is granted exclusive access to the line
44 value and write access to the line configuration.
46 The state of a line, including the value of output lines, is guaranteed to
47 remain as requested until the returned file descriptor is closed. Once the
48 file descriptor is closed, the state of the line becomes uncontrolled from
49 the userspace perspective, and may revert to its default state.
51 Requesting a line already in use is an error (**EBUSY**).
53 Closing the ``chip_fd`` has no effect on existing line handles.
55 .. _gpio-get-linehandle-config-rules:
60 The following configuration rules apply:
62 The direction flags, ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT`` and
63 ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT``, cannot be combined. If neither are set then the
64 only other flag that may be set is ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_ACTIVE_LOW`` and the
65 line is requested "as-is" to allow reading of the line value without altering
66 the electrical configuration.
68 The drive flags, ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_xxx``, require the
69 ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT`` to be set.
70 Only one drive flag may be set.
71 If none are set then the line is assumed push-pull.
73 Only one bias flag, ``GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_BIAS_xxx``, may be set, and
74 it requires a direction flag to also be set.
75 If no bias flags are set then the bias configuration is not changed.
77 Requesting an invalid configuration is an error (**EINVAL**).
80 .. _gpio-get-linehandle-config-support:
85 Where the requested configuration is not directly supported by the underlying
86 hardware and driver, the kernel applies one of these approaches:
89 - emulate the feature in software
90 - treat the feature as best effort
92 The approach applied depends on whether the feature can reasonably be emulated
93 in software, and the impact on the hardware and userspace if the feature is not
95 The approach applied for each feature is as follows:
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105 Bias is treated as best effort to allow userspace to apply the same
106 configuration for platforms that support internal bias as those that require
108 Worst case the line floats rather than being biased as expected.
110 Drive is emulated by switching the line to an input when the line should not
113 In all cases, the configuration reported by gpio-get-lineinfo-ioctl.rst
114 is the requested configuration, not the resulting hardware configuration.
115 Userspace cannot determine if a feature is supported in hardware, is
116 emulated, or is best effort.
121 On success 0 and the :c:type:`request.fd<gpiohandle_request>` contains the
122 file descriptor for the request.
124 On error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set appropriately.
125 Common error codes are described in error-codes.rst.