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diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig index 560687c4667..36d5d6aefc0 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig @@ -27,6 +27,29 @@ config DEBUG_GPIO comment "I2C GPIO expanders:" +config GPIO_PCF857X + tristate "PCF857x, PCA857x, and PCA967x I2C GPIO expanders" + depends on I2C + help + Say yes here to provide access to most "quasi-bidirectional" I2C + GPIO expanders used for additional digital outputs or inputs. + Most of these parts are from NXP, though TI is a second source for + some of them. Compatible models include: + + 8 bits: pcf8574, pcf8574a, pca8574, pca8574a, + pca9670, pca9672, pca9674, pca9674a + + 16 bits: pcf8575, pcf8575c, pca8575, + pca9671, pca9673, pca9675 + + Your board setup code will need to declare the expanders in + use, and assign numbers to the GPIOs they expose. Those GPIOs + can then be used from drivers and other kernel code, just like + other GPIOs, but only accessible from task contexts. + + This driver provides an in-kernel interface to those GPIOs using + platform-neutral GPIO calls. + comment "SPI GPIO expanders:" endmenu |