linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: export 'debounce' attribute if supported by the gpio chip

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Message-ID: <20121213170845.GA11145@roeck-us.net>
Date:	Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:08:45 -0800
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	anish singh <anish198519851985@...il.com>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: export 'debounce' attribute if supported by the
 gpio chip

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 11:37:35AM -0800, anish singh wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Guenter Roeck
> <groeck-dsl@...global.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 11:04:09AM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> >> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> I could imagine declaring the activity request buttons to be "input", but for
> >> >> presence detects it is a bit far fetched and would add too much complexity.
> >> >
> >> > Android tries to address this with its switch class driver, but I'm not
> >> > sure its actually got anything over making them input devices.
> >>
> >> This has actually been merged into the kernel proper as drivers/extcon.
> >>
> >> So another poke on Günther if this fulfills the needs?
> >>
> > I'll look into it. Currently I am hampered by a cold which seems to mug my
> > brain, and technically by the need to backport extcon to 3.0 (if that is even
> > possible) since our chip vendor does not yet support a more recent kernel.
> It is very much possible.I have already tried that and it works.

Confirmed.

Looks like this is going to work for me, so I won't need the gpio patch. Please
ignore it.

Thanks,
Guenter
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