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[2/2] README: mention the linux v5.10 requirement for libgpiod v2

Message ID 20240115093904.9606-2-brgl@bgdev.pl
State Superseded
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Series [v2,1/2] README: add info about the github page | expand

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Bartosz Golaszewski Jan. 15, 2024, 9:39 a.m. UTC 
From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>

Major version 2 of libgpiod requires linux kernel uAPI v2 to be available.
This was released in linux v5.10 so mention it in the README.

Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>
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 README | 6 ++++--
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 632aab3..7680915 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@  libgpiod
              character device (gpiod stands for GPIO device)
 
 Since linux 4.8 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.
+the character device instead. Version 2 of libgpiod requires the new GPIO
+character device uAPI to be available which was first released in linux v5.10.
+This library encapsulates the ioctl calls and data structures behind a
+straightforward API.
 
 RATIONALE
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