linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] input: Extend matrix-keypad device tree binding

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Date:	Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:09:19 -0700
From:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
To:	Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Roland Stigge <stigge@...com.de>,
	Vincent Palatin <vpalatin@...omium.org>,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	Luigi Semenzato <semenzato@...omium.org>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>,
	Sourav Poddar <sourav.poddar@...com>,
	Alban Bedel <alban.bedel@...onic-design.de>,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] input: Extend matrix-keypad device tree binding

On 01/10/2013 06:41 PM, Simon Glass wrote:
> Some matrix keypad drivers can support different numbers of rows and
> columns. Add a generic binding for these.
> 
> Implementation note:
> 
> In order to implement this binding in the kernel, we will need to modify
> matrix_keypad_() to look up the number of rows and cols in
> the keymap. Perhaps this could be done by passing 0 for these parameters?
> Many of the parameters can already be set to NULL. Ick.

Reviewed-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>

Note that the Tegra bindings are based on matrix-keypad.txt, and
recently added the following properties:

> - nvidia,kbc-row-pins: The KBC pins which are configured as row. This is an
>   array of pin numbers which is used as rows.
> - nvidia,kbc-col-pins: The KBC pins which are configured as column. This is an
>   array of pin numbers which is used as column.

Those both define the number of rows/columns (indirectly via the
property lengths) *and* define which pins are used for the rows/columns.
How will this influence/interact-with any changes you're planning to the
core matrix keymap parsing code; would Tegra require your "new"
keypad,num-rows/keypad,num-columns properties even though the
information is redundant, or will the Tegra driver have some way of
passing this information to the core?
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