[PATCH] Documentation: gpio: clarify sysfs line values are logical

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Clarify that line values are logical, not physical, by replacing high/low
terminology with active/inactive.

Signed-off-by: Kent Gibson <warthog618@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/sysfs.rst | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/sysfs.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/sysfs.rst
index e12037a0f2b4..116921048b18 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/sysfs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/sysfs.rst
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ and have the following read/write attributes:
 		allow userspace to reconfigure this GPIO's direction.
 
 	"value" ...
-		reads as either 0 (low) or 1 (high). If the GPIO
+		reads as either 0 (inactive) or 1 (active). If the GPIO
 		is configured as an output, this value may be written;
-		any nonzero value is treated as high.
+		any nonzero value is treated as active.
 
 		If the pin can be configured as interrupt-generating interrupt
 		and if it has been configured to generate interrupts (see the
-- 
2.39.2





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