Re: [PATCH 1/3] gpio: mockup: fix indicated direction

[Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Bartosz,

On Fri, Nov 09, 2018 at 04:24:10PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> pt., 9 lis 2018 o 15:39 Uwe Kleine-König
> <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> napisał(a):
> > On Fri, Nov 09, 2018 at 02:53:16PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> > > pt., 9 lis 2018 o 14:10 Uwe Kleine-König
> > > <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> napisał(a):
> > > > Which test failed exactly?
> > >
> > > All gpioinfo tests that check the output of this command and expect to
> > > see input as line direction.
> >
> > This wasn't the answer I expected. The background of my question was:
> > This failing test seems to expect that a given GPIO is an input. If that
> > expectation already exists after the gpio is only requested, then the
> > test is broken and a fix is necessary there.
> 
> The test is only expected to work with gpio-mockup which is a dummy
> testing module. I believe its behavior should be as deterministic as
> possible to the point where newly created chips always have the same
> direction.

Given that the initial direction of a GPIO isn't fixed in my eyes the
test should be able to cope with both possibilities. I'd say it's a bug
in the test if it doesn't.

Best regards
Uwe

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