linux-kernel - Re: Why Cypress does not upstream its trackpad driver?

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Message-ID: <CAFLxGvy3voev7gm=6sej=tNmWOB31Kgf6gFZf5ew7xh9r1qRGA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 8 Nov 2012 00:27:37 +0100
From:	richard -rw- weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
To:	Troy Abercrombia <ta@...ress.com>
Cc:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>,
	Ozan Çağlayan <ozancag@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"dmitry.torokhov@...il.com" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	customercare <customercare@...ress.com>,
	"mario_limonciello@...l.com" <mario_limonciello@...l.com>,
	David Solda <dso@...ress.com>
Subject: Re: Why Cypress does not upstream its trackpad driver?

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Troy Abercrombia <ta@...ress.com> wrote:
> Hello Kamal
>
> Unfortunately, We're not able to upstream the driver as it would be denied because it changes the Linux mouse structure framework.

Then write a sane driver or submit patches which add the features you
need in the Linux input device framework...

-- 
Thanks,
//richard
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