Re: [PATCH] Input: add MAX7359 key switch controller driver, v2

[Trilok Soni]

Hi,

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Dmitry
Torokhov<dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:34:54AM +0900, Kim Kyuwon wrote:
>> Hi Trilok,
>>
>> On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 2:27 AM, Trilok Soni <soni.trilok@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi Kim,
>> >
>> > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:39 AM, Kim Kyuwon <q1.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> The Maxim MAX7359 is a I2C interfaced key switch controller which provides
>> >> microprocessors with management of up to 64 key switches.
>> >> This patch adds support for the MAX7359 key switch controller.
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Kim Kyuwon <q1.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks for implementing review comments. Please add
>> >
>> > Reviewed-by: Trilok Soni <soni.trilok@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Sorry, I didn't know I should put the "Reviewed-by" in the reviewed
>> patch.(I'm still kernelnewbie :) )
>
> You are not supposed to add it until somebody explicitely asks you to
> do that, same with Acked-by... The reason is that these tags constitute
> certain endorsement of the patch and while one person may review the
> patch he/she may not yet feel that review process is complete. Hope this
> makes some sense...
>
>> If possible, I want Dmitry to add
>> "Reviewed-by" when he sends this driver to mainline, or I will send
>> new patch again.
>>
>
> I have it added to my copy.

I was looking at Palm Pre released linux-2.6.24 patch today at their
site http://palm.cdnetworks.net/opensource/1.0.1/linux-2.6.24-patch.gz
and I found that Palm Pre also uses the same switch controller but
they seems to have written another version of this driver.

---Trilok Soni
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