linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] introduce: Multistate Switch Class

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Message-Id: <201111281753.45287.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:53:45 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	myungjoo.ham@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mike Lockwood <lockwood@...roid.com>,
	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Donggeun Kim <dg77.kim@...sung.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Kalle Komierowski <karl.komierowski@...ricsson.com>,
	Johan PALSSON <johan.palsson@...ricsson.com>,
	Daniel WILLERUD <daniel.willerud@...ricsson.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] introduce: Multistate Switch Class

On Sunday 27 November 2011, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > How does this relate to the new "pinmux" subsystem that Linus Walleij
> > maintains? Would it be useful to integrate your driver into pinmux
> > instead of starting a new subsystem?
> 
> Looks unrelated to pinmux but very useful.

Ok, got it. So while pinmux controls the setting of some pins, this one
generates software events when the state is changed from the outside.

	Arnd
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