linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] input/cma3000

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Date:	Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:07:11 +0200
From:	Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@...il.com>
To:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@....ac.uk>
Cc:	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, sameo@...ux.intel.com,
	peter.ujfalusi@...com, aghayal@...eaurora.org, david@...deman.nu,
	Shubhrajyoti@...com, saaguirre@...com, hemanthv@...com,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] input/cma3000_d0x: Check silicon version

Hello Jonathan

>> +     if (rev != CMA3000_REV) {
>> +             error = -EINVAL;
>> +             pr_err("CMA3000 Accelerometer: Unknown Revision %x\n", rev);
> warning perhaps rather than error?

IMHO it should be an error. If the revision is different, either you
are in front of a unknown chip or the chip is going to behave
differently and lead into an unstable system. Better be safe than
sorry.

> Patch could do with a statement of why anyone would care about this.
>>       error = request_threaded_irq(irq, NULL, cma3000_thread_irq,
>>                                    pdata->irqflags | IRQF_ONESHOT,
>>                                    "cma3000_d0x", data);

You are right... not so useful information :). Maybe as part of a
sysfs file, but definately not as as a printk

>
>



-- 
Ricardo Ribalda
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