linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Input: gpio_keys - replace timer and workqueue with delayed workqueue

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Date:	Sun, 14 Dec 2014 10:05:43 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@...tec-electronic.com>,
	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@...l.ru>,
	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Input: gpio_keys - replace timer and workqueue with
 delayed workqueue

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Dmitry Torokhov
<dmitry.torokhov@...il.com> wrote:

> We do not need to roll our own implementation of delayed work now that we
> have proper implementation of mod_delayed_work.
>
> For interrupt-only driven buttons we retain the timer, but we rename
> it to release_timer to better reflect its purpose.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

What I want to do with this, on top of this, is to move debouncing to
the GPIO subsystem. I want gpio(d)_set_debounce() to *always*
work and the timer moved to gpiolib.c.

We can't have debouncing in every subsystem using GPIOs, it
belongs in the GPIO core.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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