Re: [PATCH 0/5] Input: alps - cleanup

[Pali RohÃr]

On Tuesday 21 June 2016 13:27:30 Pali RohÃr wrote:
> On Monday 20 June 2016 17:31:13 Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > Hi Pali,
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 06, 2016 at 01:23:56PM +0200, Pali RohÃr wrote:
> > > This patch series cleanup usage of alps_model_data table.
> > > 
> > > Pali RohÃr (5):
> > >   Input: alps - move ALPS_PROTO_V6 out of alps_model_data table
> > >   Input: alps - move ALPS_PROTO_V4 out of alps_model_data table
> > >   Input: alps - move ALPS_PROTO_V1 out of alps_model_data table
> > >   Input: alps - warn about unsupported ALPS V9 touchpad
> > >   Input: alps - cleanup ALPS_PROTO_V2 detection
> > 
> > Frankly, I do not quite like this series. The rule of thumb we had: if
> > we can use e7 data to identify the device it should go into table,
> > if we need to have more elaborate logic - then implement it in
> > __alps_indentify(). I would understand if we got rid of the table
> > completely, but we didn't.
> 
> Hans and me agreed that alps_model_data array is for old touchpads
> defined as quirks table. So in this patch series I'm trying to eliminate
> using that array. And it is possible for V1, V4 and V6 touchpads because
> each protocol has only one entry in table. And last user is just V2
> protocol which is I think better...
> 
> So this is my motivation for this patch series.

Any suggestion how to rework it? And any agreement if we should remove
V1/V4/V6 from alps_model_date or let it stay here?

> > I think the patch removing ALPS_PROTO_V4 and subsequent patch removing
> > command_mode_resp from alps_model_info are good, the rest are not so
> > much.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> 

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