linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: eeti_ts: Mark as CONFIG

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Date:	Wed, 2 May 2012 21:36:51 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Sven Neumann <s.neumann@...mfeld.com>
Cc:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>, Daniel Mack <daniel@...aq.de>,
	Daniel Mack <zonque@...il.com>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: eeti_ts: Mark as CONFIG_BROKEN

Hi Sven,

On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 08:38:33PM +0200, Sven Neumann wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 07.04.12 09:02, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >On Fri, Apr 06, 2012 at 10:40:07PM -0700, Olof Johansson wrote:
> >>This seems to have been broken since 2010, so obviously noone actually
> >>cares about the driver:
> >>
> >>make[4]: *** [drivers/input/touchscreen/eeti_ts.o] Error 1
> >>drivers/input/touchscreen/eeti_ts.c: In function 'eeti_ts_irq_active':
> >>drivers/input/touchscreen/eeti_ts.c:65:2: error: implicit declaration of function 'irq_to_gpio' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
> >>
> >>irq_to_gpio isn't available on most platforms today, so the driver
> >>will need some rework by someone who has hardware access and can test
> >>(to make sure that, for example, switching to level interrupts and just
> >>keep taking them while there's more to process works).
> >>
> >>I guess it could just be scheduled for removal, but let's start with
> >>marking it CONFIG_BROKEN.
> >
> >Well, it probably works quite well on arches that do have irq_to_gpio(),
> >let's ask Daniel and Sven if they still have this hardware and if they
> >can try the patch below that implements what you suggested.
> 
> This hardware is still in use and we also still follow kernel
> development and try to update our customer devices to recent kernel
> versions regularly. Currently we are at 3.1.10 and the touchscreen
> works well with that. I'll try to update to a more recent kernel
> next week and will try your patch.
> 

Did you have a chance to test the patch?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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