linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] Input: tegra-kbc - enable key interrupt for wakeup

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Message-ID: <CANQgH-beKYUpRigRRgzDmWajoSd7ZT_k_EaWkUax2XzqHKg8og@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:54:54 +0530
From:	"Datta, Shubhrajyoti" <shubhrajyoti@...com>
To:	Rakesh Iyer <riyer@...dia.com>
Cc:	"dmitry.torokhov@...il.com" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>,
	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] Input: tegra-kbc - enable key interrupt for wakeup

Hi Rakesh,

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:51 PM, Rakesh Iyer <riyer@...dia.com> wrote:
>>       if (device_may_wakeup(&pdev->dev)) {
>>               disable_irq_wake(kbc->irq);
>>               tegra_kbc_setup_wakekeys(kbc, false);
>> +             /* We will use fifo interrupts for key detection. */
>> +             tegra_kbc_set_keypress_interrupt(kbc, false);
> Why do yo disable on resume why not have it enabled always?
>
>>
>>               /* Restore the resident time of continuous polling mode. */
>>               writel(kbc->cp_to_wkup_dly, kbc->mmio + KBC_TO_CNT_0);
>
> For the relevant discussion, Tegra KBC provides the following interrupts -
> a) The keypress interrupt which is generated as soon as a key is pressed,
>      before matrix scanning begins.
> b) FIFO interrupt which is generated when actual keys are decoded from the matrix,
>     and put into the FIFO.
>
> During normal operation the keypress interrupt is not useful as we have to wait for the
> keys to make it into the FIFO before reporting it to the higher layers.
>
> Since we have turned off scanning(in the following commit) we cannot use the FIFO interrupt
> during the resume, so we rely on the keypress interrupt and generate the wakeup key.
>
> Commit that turned off scanning
>
>    Input: tegra-kbc - fix wakeup from suspend
>
>    For wakeup to be reliable, kbc needs to be in interrupt mode before suspend.

Does it need to be disabled at resume?

>    Created common routine to control the FIFO interrupt.
>    Added synchronization to ensure orderly suspend.
>
>
> Regards
> Rakesh
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