linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 resend 6/6] Documentation/extcon: porting guide for Android kernel switch driver.

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Message-ID: <20120420170519.GB3080@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Date:	Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:05:20 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@...sung.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arve Hjønnevag <arve@...roid.com>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Morten CHRISTIANSEN <morten.christiansen@...ricsson.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>, myungjoo.ham@...il.com,
	cw00.choi@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 resend 6/6] Documentation/extcon: porting guide for
 Android kernel switch driver.

On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 09:25:29AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:

> Ok, I've applied this, but I don't know if we really need this in the
> kernel tree.  How many out-of-tree android switch drivers are there?
> Who needs to know this information?

Every phone with a headset jack will have at least one switch if it's
running on Android.  People doing system integration will generally need
to know about this, at least until we've got the ALSA detection stuff
integrated with extcon.

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