Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] recipes-support: Add recipe for libgpiod

2017-05-12 Thread Jack Mitchell
On 11/05/17 23:28, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote: > On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 08:50:09PM +0200, Belisko Marek wrote: >> On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 8:19 PM, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote: >>> Not to derail your enthusiasm, but since this is being proposed for OE-Core, >>> how is it better than libsoc by Jack Mitche

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] recipes-support: Add recipe for libgpiod

2017-05-12 Thread Burton, Ross
On 11 May 2017 at 23:28, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote: > As of having an alternative for other potential users - there's nothing > wrong > with it. But, acceptance criteria into OE-Core is quite high, especially > when > there are alternative solutions already available. That's why I'm asking if > it'

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] recipes-support: Add recipe for libgpiod

2017-05-11 Thread Denys Dmytriyenko
On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 08:50:09PM +0200, Belisko Marek wrote: > On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 8:19 PM, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote: > > Not to derail your enthusiasm, but since this is being proposed for OE-Core, > > how is it better than libsoc by Jack Mitchell? > libsoc is fine but libgpiod will implemen

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] recipes-support: Add recipe for libgpiod

2017-05-11 Thread Belisko Marek
On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 8:19 PM, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote: > Not to derail your enthusiasm, but since this is being proposed for OE-Core, > how is it better than libsoc by Jack Mitchell? libsoc is fine but libgpiod will implement correctly gpio handling in userspace as gpio sysfs is deprecated. Wha

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] recipes-support: Add recipe for libgpiod

2017-05-11 Thread Denys Dmytriyenko
Not to derail your enthusiasm, but since this is being proposed for OE-Core, how is it better than libsoc by Jack Mitchell? On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 07:43:00PM +0200, Marek Belisko wrote: > libgpiod - C library and tools for interacting with the linux GPIO > character device > > Since linux 4.8

[OE-core] [PATCH] recipes-support: Add recipe for libgpiod

2017-05-11 Thread Marek Belisko
libgpiod - C library and tools for interacting with the linux GPIO character device Since linux 4.8 the GPIO sysfs interface is deprecated. User space should use the character device instead. This library encapsulates the ioctl calls and data structures behind a straightforward API. Signed-off-by