Re: [PATCH][RESEND] gpiolib: rename gpiod_set_array to gpiod_set_array_value

[Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Rojhalat Ibrahim <imr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> There have been concerns that the function names gpiod_set_array() and
>> gpiod_get_array() might be confusing to users. One might expect
>> gpiod_get_array() to return array values, while it is actually the array
>> counterpart of gpiod_get(). To be consistent with the single descriptor API
>> gpiod_set_array() is renamed to gpiod_set_array_value().
>
> Linus, if you are ok with this change I suggest we merge it early in
> order to avoid conflicts as more people start using these APIs! :)

Actually, Rojhalat: could you define temporary macros to ease the
transition? Something like

#define gpiod_set_raw_array gpiod_set_raw_array_value

We would then take them out around 4.2, once all consumers are converted.
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