linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/20] Input: atmel_mxt_ts - do not read extra (checksum) byte

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Message-ID: <4F689D41.9080507@itdev.co.uk>
Date:	Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:07:45 -0700
From:	Nick Dyer <nick.dyer@...ev.co.uk>
To:	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Joonyoung Shim <jy0922.shim@...sung.com>,
	Iiro Valkonen <iiro.valkonen@...el.com>,
	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
	Yufeng Shen <miletus@...omium.org>,
	"Tiwari, Atul" <Atul.Tiwari@...el.com>,
	"Bowens, Alan" <Alan.Bowens@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/20] Input: atmel_mxt_ts - do not read extra (checksum)
 byte

Daniel Kurtz wrote:
> It isn't sent, nor checked anyway, so don't bother reading it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>

This is fair enough, although IMO the checksum should be checked.

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Nick Dyer
Software Engineer, ITDev Ltd
Hardware and Software Development Consultancy
Website: http://www.itdev.co.uk
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