linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] Input updates for 2.6.34-rc0

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Message-ID: <20100309182013.GC19814@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:20:13 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
	Robin Getz <rgetz@...ckfin.uclinux.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull] Input updates for 2.6.34-rc0

On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 01:13:34PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 13:10, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 12:58:24PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:51, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >> > On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 09:44:08AM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >> >> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 03:03, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >> >> > Hi Linus,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Please pull from:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >        git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.git for-linus
> >> >> > or
> >> >> >        master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.git for-linus
> >> >> >
> >> >> > to receive first round of updates for the input subsystem.
> >> >>
> >> >> i'm trying to figure out what the problem is with the ADXL34x and
> >> >> AD714x drivers you seem to have accepted (at least, you didnt say
> >> >> there was anything left for us to do).  i would have expected them to
> >> >> be in 2.6.33/2.6.34 already, but it seems they arent moving now.  so
> >> >> what's up ?
> >> >
> >> > I am still spooked by the fact that this is an accelerometer and does
> >> > not have to be an input device but maybe used for different purposes as
> >> > well.
> >>
> >> the AD714x is not an accelerometer, it's a capacitance touch sensor
> >>
> >
> > OK, will dig it up.
> 
> thanks
> 
> >> i understand the ADXL34x is a bit wonky, but what else would you
> >> propose ?  or just leave the driver in limbo forever until people
> >> forget about it ?
> >
> > No, just till we have proper framework for it to be merged into.
> 
> that sounds fine, but is there actually something in progress for that
> ?  waiting for a framework no one is working on is the same in
> practice ...

I have high hopes that IIO will fill the needs of these kinds of devices.

-- 
Dmitry
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