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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-get-values-ioctl.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-get-values-ioctl.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e4e74a1926d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-get-values-ioctl.rst @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +.. _GPIO_V2_LINE_GET_VALUES_IOCTL: + +***************************** +GPIO_V2_LINE_GET_VALUES_IOCTL +***************************** + +Name +==== + +GPIO_V2_LINE_GET_VALUES_IOCTL - Get the values of requested lines. + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:macro:: GPIO_V2_LINE_GET_VALUES_IOCTL + +``int ioctl(int req_fd, GPIO_V2_LINE_GET_VALUES_IOCTL, struct gpio_v2_line_values *values)`` + +Arguments +========= + +``req_fd`` + The file descriptor of the GPIO character device, as returned in the + :c:type:`request.fd<gpio_v2_line_request>` by gpio-v2-get-line-ioctl.rst. + +``values`` + The :c:type:`line_values<gpio_v2_line_values>` to get with the ``mask`` set + to indicate the subset of requested lines to get. + +Description +=========== + +Get the values of requested lines. + +The values of both input and output lines may be read. + +For output lines, the value returned is driver and configuration dependent and +may be either the output buffer (the last requested value set) or the input +buffer (the actual level of the line), and depending on the hardware and +configuration these may differ. + +Return Value +============ + +On success 0 and the corresponding :c:type:`values.bits<gpio_v2_line_values>` +contain the value read. + +On error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set appropriately. +Common error codes are described in error-codes.rst. |