Re: [git pull] Input updates for 2.6.34-rc0

[Mike Frysinger]

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 13:10, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 12:58:24PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:51, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>> > On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 09:44:08AM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> >> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 03:03, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>> >> > Hi Linus,
>> >> >
>> >> > Please pull from:
>> >> >
>> >> > Â Â Â Âgit://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.git for-linus
>> >> > or
>> >> > Â Â Â Âmaster.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.git for-linus
>> >> >
>> >> > to receive first round of updates for the input subsystem.
>> >>
>> >> i'm trying to figure out what the problem is with the ADXL34x and
>> >> AD714x drivers you seem to have accepted (at least, you didnt say
>> >> there was anything left for us to do). Âi would have expected them to
>> >> be in 2.6.33/2.6.34 already, but it seems they arent moving now. Âso
>> >> what's up ?
>> >
>> > I am still spooked by the fact that this is an accelerometer and does
>> > not have to be an input device but maybe used for different purposes as
>> > well.
>>
>> the AD714x is not an accelerometer, it's a capacitance touch sensor
>>
>
> OK, will dig it up.

thanks

>> i understand the ADXL34x is a bit wonky, but what else would you
>> propose ? Âor just leave the driver in limbo forever until people
>> forget about it ?
>
> No, just till we have proper framework for it to be merged into.

that sounds fine, but is there actually something in progress for that
?  waiting for a framework no one is working on is the same in
practice ...
-mike
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