Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] dt-bindings: input: add Elan 400 combo keyboard/touchpad over i2c

From: Rob Herring
Date: Fri Apr 26 2019 - 18:49:17 EST


On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 11:35:42AM +0200, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 6:11 PM Jeffrey Hugo <jeffrey.l.hugo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > The Elan 400 combo keyboard/touchpad over i2c device is a distinct device
> > from the Elan 400 standalone touchpad device. The combo device has been
> > found in the Lenovo Miix 630 and HP Envy x2 laptops.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Hugo <jeffrey.l.hugo@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
>
> With my comments in 2/3, I wonder if you need this patch at all then.

I don't really follow the discussion in 2/3, but you should still have
specific compatibles even if right now you don't need them.

>
> Cheers,
> Benjamin
>
> > .../devicetree/bindings/input/elan,combo400-i2c.txt | 11 +++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/elan,combo400-i2c.txt
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/elan,combo400-i2c.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/elan,combo400-i2c.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..fb700a29148d
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/elan,combo400-i2c.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
> > +Elantech 0400 I2C combination Keyboard/Touchpad
> > +
> > +This binding describes an Elan device with pid 0x0400, that is a combination
> > +keyboard + touchpad device. This binding does not cover an Elan device with
> > +pid 0x0400 that is solely a standalone touchpad device.
> > +
> > +Required properties:
> > +- compatible: should be "elan,combo400-i2c"
> > +
> > +This binding is compatible with the HID over I2C binding, which is specified
> > +in hid-over-i2c.txt in this directory.

Separate is fine, but we've been adding compatibles to hid-over-i2c.txt.

Rob