Re: [PATCH v2] gpiolib: Disallow identical line names in the same chip

[Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 6:28 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 10:31 AM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > We need to make this namespace hierarchical: at least do not
> > allow two lines on the same chip to have the same name, this
> > is just too much flexibility. If we name a line on a chip,
> > name it uniquely on that chip.
> >
> > This does not affect device tree and other gpiochips that
> > get named from device properties: the uniqueness
> > per-chip however affect all hotplugged devices such as
> > GPIO expanders on USB.
>
> ...
>
> > [Dropped warning for globally unique]
>
> > + * - Allow names to not be globally unique but warn about it.
>
> Is the second part of this sentence still ture?
> Maybe I missed a warning we are talking about here?

Oops old text, Bartosz if this looks OK otherwise can you fix
this when applying? (Just delete that line.)

Yours,
Linus Walleij