Re: [PATCH v2] input: add 2 kind of switch

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 02:57:15PM +0100, gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 10:27:47PM +0900, HyungJae Im wrote:
> > From: "hj2.im" <hj2.im@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:11:24 +0900
> > Subject: [PATCH v2] input: add 2 kind of switch
> 
> Why is this in the body of that patch?
> 
> > 
> > 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
> 
> You didn't answer the previous question as to why the existing values do
> not work for you instead of having to create new ones?
> 
> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Hyungjae Im <hj2.im@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/input/Kconfig                  |  20 ++
> >  drivers/input/Makefile                 |   3 +
> >  drivers/input/cover_detect.c           | 242 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/input/ext_pen_detect.c         | 243 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/linux/mod_devicetable.h        |   2 +-
> >  include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h |   4 +-
> >  6 files changed, 512 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/input/cover_detect.c
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/input/ext_pen_detect.c
> 
> If this is v2, what changed from v1?
> 
> And this is 2 different drivers, it should be 2 different patches at the
> least, right?>

Actually the should simply use gpio-keys.c for this and dispense with
the custom drivers.

Thanks.

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Dmitry