linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: hid-input: default HID_BATTERY

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Date:	Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:28:42 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>,
	Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...oraproject.org, Richard Hughes <richard@...hsie.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: hid-input: default HID_BATTERY_STRENGTH to no

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012, Matthew Garrett wrote:

> > Matthew suggested that additional kernel patches were required to add a
> > scope parameter so upower could understand that the battery is powering
> > a device and not the system.
> > 
> > Also, when did it become OK to force-enable a new feature that is
> > _known_ to not work properly on recent userspace?  That makes no sense
> > to me.
> 
> I agree. It's a great feature, but it shouldn't be default y if 
> userspace isn't ready for it yet.

Fully agreed, the 'default y' part escaped my attention. I will be 
applying the patch and pushing out to Linus.

I even wonder whether we shouldn't put a warning into the Kconfig entry, 
explaining the consequences of having userspace not ready for the feature.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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