Re: [PATCH] drivers: misc: add gpio wakeup driver

From: Mark Brown
Date: Wed Oct 02 2013 - 06:57:33 EST


On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 04:05:07PM +0200, Daniel Mack wrote:
> On 01.10.2013 16:01, Fabio Estevam wrote:

> > Isn't it the same as the existing 'gpio-key,wakeup' ?

> Of course, I know the gpio-input driver can provide similar
> functionality. My intention was just provide a way to wake up the system
> without registering an input device for signals nobody is interested in
> eventually.

> Don't know if that's reason enough to add a new driver though.

It does seem somewhat sensible - the signal might not have a sensible
representation as an input device and the gpio-keys binding needs one.

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