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    gpio: Add API to explicitly name a consumer · 90b39402
    Linus Walleij authored
    The GPIO (descriptor) API registers a "label" naming what is
    currently using the GPIO line. Typically this is taken from
    things like the device tree node, so "reset-gpios" will result
    in he line being labeled "reset".
    
    The technical effect is pretty much zero: the use is for
    debug and introspection, such as "lsgpio" and debugfs files.
    
    However sometimes the user want this cuddly feeling of
    listing all GPIO lines and seeing exactly what they are for
    and it gives a very fulfilling sense of control. Especially
    in the cases when the device tree node doesn't provide a
    good name, or anonymous GPIO lines assigned just to
    "gpios" in the device tree because the usage is implicit.
    
    For these cases it may be nice to be able to label the
    line directly and explicitly.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
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