linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Apple Motion Sensor driver

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Date:	Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:18:07 -0500
From:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	"Jean Delvare" <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Cc:	"Stelian Pop" <stelian@...ies.net>,
	"Michael Hanselmann" <linux-kernel@...smi.ch>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>,
	"Aristeu S. Rozanski F." <aris@...hedrallabs.org>,
	"Johannes Berg" <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	"Benjamin Herrenschmidt" <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	"Paul Mackerras" <paulus@...ba.org>,
	"Robert Love" <rml@...ell.com>,
	"Rene Nussbaumer" <linux-kernel@...lerfox.forkbomb.ch>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	nicolas@...chat.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Apple Motion Sensor driver

On 11/13/06, Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org> wrote:
> Stelian,
>
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:38:47 +0100, Stelian Pop wrote:
> > Le dimanche 12 novembre 2006 à 09:37 +0100, Michael Hanselmann a écrit :
> > [...]
> >
> > > But since Nicolas is really busy since months, I'd say the submitted
> > > code can go in. I'll then make a patch which adds the class.
> >
> > Ok, cool, let's get it in then.
> >
> > Who picks it up ? Jean ? Andrew ?
>
> Depends to the answer to my question elsewhere in this thread. If we
> decide that the accelerometer class and drivers belong to hwmon, I'll
> take the patch (well it'll need to be submitted and reviewed first
> anyway.) But if we decide that they belong to the input subsystem, I'd
> rather let Dmitry handle it.
>

I think you should pick it up. I consider presence of an input device
there as secondary to its main purpose of monitoring box state. It's
like DVB and video drivers - I don't insist on moving them into
drivers/input just because some of them have remote controls ;)

-- 
Dmitry
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