From fff7e7b75965e954fac5ece0cde365c342f98b02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bartosz Golaszewski Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 11:44:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] libgpiod: add a simple README Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski --- README | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6a13e7c --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ + libgpiod - C library and tools for interacting with the linux GPIO + character device + +Since linux 4.7 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. + +This is still work-in-progress and no interfaces are stable yet. + +Contributions are welcome - please use github pull-requests and stick to the +linux kernel coding style. -- 2.30.2