README: add info about the github page
PATCH v2 1/2 README: add info about the github page
From: Bartosz Golaszewski <[email protected]>
The github page over at https://github.com/brgl/libgpiod has been reopened for bug reports and discussions. Add a link and a mention to the README file.
Signed-off-by Bartosz Golaszewski <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by Erik Schilling <[email protected]>
---
v1 -> v2:
- add a link to the kernel.org mirror containing release tarballs
README | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
README +7 -0
@@ -294,9 +294,16 @@ Those also provide examples of the expected formatting. Allow some time for your e-mail to propagate to the list before retrying, particularly if there are no e-mails in the list more recent than yours. +There is a libgpiod github page[7] available for reporting bugs and general +discussions and although PRs can be submitted and discussed, upstreambound +patches need to go through the mailing list nevertheless while release +tarballs should be fetched from kernel.org[8]. + [1] https://github.com/kward/shunit2 [2] http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-gpio [3] https://docs.kernel.org/process/email-clients.html [4] https://docs.kernel.org/process/coding-style.html [5] https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html [6] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-gpio/ +[7] https://github.com/brgl/libgpiod +[8] https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/libs/libgpiod/
Signature · 1 line
2.40.1
PATCH 2/2 README: mention the linux v5.10 requirement for libgpiod v2
From: Bartosz Golaszewski <[email protected]>
Major version 2 of libgpiod requires linux kernel uAPI v2 to be available. This was released in linux v5.10 so mention it in the README.
Signed-off-by Bartosz Golaszewski <[email protected]>
--- README | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
README +4 -2
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ libgpiod character device (gpiod stands for GPIO 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. +the character device instead. Version 2 of libgpiod requires the new GPIO +character device uAPI to be available which was first released in linux v5.10. +This library encapsulates the ioctl calls and data structures behind a +straightforward API. RATIONALE ---------
Signature · 1 line
2.40.1