linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] staging: synaptics: Implement error hamdling for rmi4 touch regulator

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Message-ID: <20110122001423.GD27943@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:14:24 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Naveen Kumar G <naveen.gaddipati@...ricsson.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, STEricsson_nomadik_linux@...t.st.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] staging: synaptics: Implement error hamdling for
 rmi4 touch regulator

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 03:54:31PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 03:33:30PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:38:15PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 03:50:36PM +0530, Naveen Kumar G wrote:
> > > > From: Naveen Kumar Gaddipati <naveen.gaddipati@...ricsson.com>
> > > > 
> > > > Implement the error handling for regulator in synaptics
> > > > rmi4 touch screen
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Naveen Kumar Gaddipati <naveen.gaddipati@...ricsson.com>
> > > 
> > > This patch has some fuzz and doesn't apply correctly.  Care to rediff it
> > > and resend it?
> > > 
> > 
> > Given that this driver is a [hopefully] dead-end placeholder should we
> > even spend time cleaning this up? It would be better if effor was spent
> > helping Synaptics folks clean up their generic driver...
> 
> I agree, but this looks like a new feature being added.  We also can't
> keep people from sending patches in, and if Synaptics never comes
> through with their new driver, hey, all the better :)
> 

They just posted an update (rework to use our driver model) a few days
ago. If they weren't working on their driver I'd agree wholeheartedly
with improving this driver.

-- 
Dmitry
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