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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/intro.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/intro.rst index c9c19243b97f..5936a9c57df3 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/intro.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/gpio/intro.rst @@ -10,18 +10,6 @@ The documents in this directory give detailed instructions on how to access GPIOs in drivers, and how to write a driver for a device that provides GPIOs itself. -Due to the history of GPIO interfaces in the kernel, there are two different -ways to obtain and use GPIOs: - - - The descriptor-based interface is the preferred way to manipulate GPIOs, - and is described by all the files in this directory excepted legacy.rst. - - The legacy integer-based interface which is considered deprecated (but still - usable for compatibility reasons) is documented in legacy.rst. - -The remainder of this document applies to the new descriptor-based interface. -legacy.rst contains the same information applied to the legacy -integer-based interface. - What is a GPIO? =============== |