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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/legacy.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/legacy.rst index e17910cc3271..e3e9d26a60ce 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/legacy.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/legacy.rst @@ -735,10 +735,6 @@ requested using gpio_request():: /* reverse gpio_export() */ void gpio_unexport(); - /* create a sysfs link to an exported GPIO node */ - int gpio_export_link(struct device *dev, const char *name, - unsigned gpio) - After a kernel driver requests a GPIO, it may only be made available in the sysfs interface by gpio_export(). The driver can control whether the signal direction may change. This helps drivers prevent userspace code @@ -748,11 +744,6 @@ This explicit exporting can help with debugging (by making some kinds of experiments easier), or can provide an always-there interface that's suitable for documenting as part of a board support package. -After the GPIO has been exported, gpio_export_link() allows creating -symlinks from elsewhere in sysfs to the GPIO sysfs node. Drivers can -use this to provide the interface under their own device in sysfs with -a descriptive name. - API Reference ============= |