linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] Input: elants_i2c: Add Elan touchscreen support

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Date:	Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:47:09 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>
Cc:	scott <scott.liu@....com.tw>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	Vincent Wang <vincent.wang@....com.tw>,
	Jeff Chuang <jeff.chuang@....com.tw>,
	Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...il.com>,
	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>,
	David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] Input: elants_i2c: Add Elan touchscreen support

Hi Oliver,

On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 11:31:30AM +0100, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> > +static int elants_i2c_initialize(struct elants_data *ts)
> > +{
> > +       struct i2c_client *client = ts->client;
> > +       int error, retry_cnt;
> > +       const u8 hello_packet[] = { 0x55, 0x55, 0x55, 0x55 };
> > +       const u8 recov_packet[] = { 0x55, 0x55, 0x80, 0x80 };
> > +       u8 buf[HEADER_SIZE];
> > +
> 
> Strictly speaking you should disable preemption here.

Umm, why?

> 
> > +       for (retry_cnt = 0; retry_cnt < MAX_RETRIES; retry_cnt++) {
> > +               error = elants_i2c_sw_reset(client);
> > +               if (error) {
> > +                       /* Continue initializing if it's the last try
> > */
> > +                       if (retry_cnt < MAX_RETRIES - 1)
> > +                               continue;
> > +               }

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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