linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] Input: pm8941-pwrkey: add resin key capabilities

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Date:   Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:34:50 -0700
From:   Trilok Soni <tsoni@...eaurora.org>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:     Tirupathi Reddy <tirupath@...eaurora.org>,
        bjorn.andersson@...aro.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] Input: pm8941-pwrkey: add resin key capabilities

Hi Dmitry,

>>
>>
>> What happens if interrupts comes as soon as you have done the key_init(..)
>> here? I see that you are registering the input device after it, right? Looks
>> like you should do this at the end of probe?
> 
> It should be fine, input devices properly allocated (with
> input_allocate_device() or devm- version) are able to accept events even
> if input device has not been registered yet. It is and advertised
> feature:
> 
> drivers/input/input.c:
> 
> "
>   * input_event() - report new input event
> ...
>   * NOTE: input_event() may be safely used right after input device was
>   * allocated with input_allocate_device(), even before it is registered
>   * with input_register_device(), but the event will not reach any of the
>   * input handlers. Such early invocation of input_event() may be used
>   * to 'seed' initial state of a switch or initial position of absolute
>   * axis, etc.

Thanks. Looks good since input_allocate_device(...) is called before the 
init.

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---Trilok Soni
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