@@ -66,8 +66,21 @@ config GPIO_SYSFS
This ABI is deprecated. If you want to use GPIO from userspace,
use the character device /dev/gpiochipN with the appropriate
- ioctl() operations instead. The character device is always
- available.
+ ioctl() operations instead.
+
+config GPIO_CDEV
+ bool
+ prompt "Character device (/dev/gpiochipN) support" if EXPERT
+ default y
+ help
+ Say Y here to add the character device /dev/gpiochipN interface
+ for GPIOs. The character device allows userspace to control GPIOs
+ using ioctl() operations.
+
+ Only say N if you are sure that the GPIO character device is not
+ required.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
config GPIO_GENERIC
depends on HAS_IOMEM # Only for IOMEM drivers
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_GPIO) += -DDEBUG
obj-$(CONFIG_GPIOLIB) += gpiolib.o
obj-$(CONFIG_GPIOLIB) += gpiolib-devres.o
obj-$(CONFIG_GPIOLIB) += gpiolib-legacy.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_GPIOLIB) += gpiolib-cdev.o
obj-$(CONFIG_OF_GPIO) += gpiolib-of.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_CDEV) += gpiolib-cdev.o
obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS) += gpiolib-sysfs.o
obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_ACPI) += gpiolib-acpi.o
@@ -5,7 +5,22 @@
#include <linux/device.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_CDEV
+
int gpiolib_cdev_register(struct gpio_device *gdev, dev_t devt);
void gpiolib_cdev_unregister(struct gpio_device *gdev);
+#else
+
+static inline int gpiolib_cdev_register(struct gpio_device *gdev, dev_t devt)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void gpiolib_cdev_unregister(struct gpio_device *gdev)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_GPIO_CDEV */
+
#endif /* GPIOLIB_CDEV_H */