linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: gpio_keys: Don't report events on gpio failure

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Date:	Fri, 2 Oct 2015 03:34:45 -0700
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...ymobile.com>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Linux Input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: gpio_keys: Don't report events on gpio failure

On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 6:50 PM, Bjorn Andersson
<bjorn.andersson@...ymobile.com> wrote:

> In the cases where the gpio chip fails to acquire the current state an
> error is reported back to gpio_keys. This is currently interpreted as if
> the line went high, which just confuses the developer.
>
> This patch introduces an error print in this case and skipps the
> reporting of a input event; to aid in debugging this issue.
>
> Reported-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...ymobile.com>

Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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