linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] hid-ntrig: calibration

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Date:	Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:52:25 -0400
From:	Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
CC:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, micki@...rig.com, chatty@...c.fr,
	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] hid-ntrig: calibration

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On 03/24/11 10:32, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2011, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> 
>>> Adding a function to tell the device to run its calibration routine.
>>> A number written to the sysfs specifies the duration of the calibration
>>> in milliseconds
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>
>>> ---
>>
>> This is great functionality, and from what it seems, it works. However, 
>> the poking at the usb layer makes me wonder if there is another way... 
>> Jiri? Dmitry? Awaiting answers from someone more knowledgeable, please 
>> find some comments inline.
> 
> Actually, let me put it another way -- is there any reason not to have 
> this as a functionality provided by HID core code (with driver registering 
> callbacks if they want to provide calibration functionality)?
> 
> Thanks,
> 

I thought Henrik was asking about an alternative to the raw usb calls, something
like usbhid_submit_report that would satisfy the needs of this calibration routine.


As for a standard hid calibration interface, I like the idea.

Rafi
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