linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: DT binding: Change touchscreen to touch for use with touchscreens and touchpads

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:20:50 -0800
From:	Andrew Duggan <aduggan@...aptics.com>
To:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
CC:	<linux-input@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
	Christopher Heiny <cheiny@...aptics.com>,
	Stephen Chandler Paul <cpaul@...hat.com>,
	Vincent Huang <vincent.huang@...synaptics.com>,
	Chris Healy <cphealy@...il.com>,
	Andrey Gusakov <andrey.gusakov@...entembedded.com>,
	<devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: DT binding: Change touchscreen to touch for use
 with touchscreens and touchpads

Hi Rob,

On 01/14/2016 07:29 PM, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 03:42:45PM -0800, Andrew Duggan wrote:
>> These generic touchscreen bindings can also be used for touchpads.
>> Instead of creating new generic bindings this patch just renames then to
>> touch-*.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Andrew Duggan <aduggan@...aptics.com>
>> ---
>> It was suggested that for the synaptics-rmi4 driver I use the generic
>> bindings. But, since the rmi4 driver is used for both touchpads and
>> touchscreens it seemed weird to have a touchpad with a parameter
>> of touchscreen-inverted-y. I changed all of the references to it in the
>> source tree. But, I realize this could cause a backwards compatibilty
>> issue with device trees which are not included in the kernel.
> It does and you cannot do this. Live with the weirdness or support both
> names...

Ok, I had a feeling this wouldn't go over well. I guess I'll try living 
with the weirdness for now.

Thanks,
Andrew

> Rob