Re: [PATCH] FROMLIST: input: add 2 kind of switch

[gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 12:12:16PM +0900, HyungJae Im wrote:
> >From ec9859ee01b7bc0e04255971e0fe97348847dab7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001

You sent this 3 times, why?

And why is this in the body of the email, have you read the "how to send
your first kernel patch" document at kernelnewbies.org?

> From: "hj2.im" <hj2.im@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:57:04 +0900
> Subject: [PATCH] FROMLIST: input: add 2 kind of switch

What does "FROMLIST:" mean?

> 
> We need support to various accessories on the device,
> some switch does not exist in switch list.
> So added switch for the following purpose.
> 
> SW_COVER_ATTACHED is for the checking the cover
> attached or not on the device. SW_EXT_PEN_ATTACHED is for the
> checking the external pen attached or not on the device
> 
> Signed-off-by: hj2.im <hj2.im@xxxxxxxxxxx>

As per the kernel documentation, you need to use your real name here,
please do so.

> ---
>  include/linux/mod_devicetable.h        | 2 +-
>  include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h | 4 +++-
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> index 5b08a473cdba..897f5a3e7721 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ struct pcmcia_device_id {
>  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_LED_MAX		0x0f
>  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SND_MAX		0x07
>  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_FF_MAX		0x7f
> -#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SW_MAX		0x10
> +#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SW_MAX		0x12
>  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_PROP_MAX	0x1f
>  
>  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_BUS	1
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
> index 0c2e27d28e0a..8ca2acee1f92 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
> @@ -889,7 +889,9 @@
>  #define SW_MUTE_DEVICE		0x0e  /* set = device disabled */
>  #define SW_PEN_INSERTED		0x0f  /* set = pen inserted */
>  #define SW_MACHINE_COVER	0x10  /* set = cover closed */
> -#define SW_MAX			0x10
> +#define SW_COVER_ATTACHED	0x11  /* set = cover attached */
> +#define SW_EXT_PEN_ATTACHED	0x12  /* set = external pen attached */

Is there an in-kernel user for these values anywhere?  Please submit
this patch along with the users at the same time, otherwise this change
makes no sense at all.

thanks,

greg k-h