linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/8] Input: synaptics-rmi4: Add dribble and palm gesture parameters to device tree

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Message-ID: <20160722165239.GA5036@dtor-ws>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:52:39 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Duggan <aduggan@...aptics.com>
Cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
	Vincent Huang <vincent.huang@...synaptics.com>,
	Nick Dyer <nick@...anahar.org>,
	Chris Healy <cphealy@...il.com>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/8] Input: synaptics-rmi4: Add dribble and palm
 gesture parameters to device tree

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:08:42PM -0700, Andrew Duggan wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Duggan <aduggan@...aptics.com>
> ---
> This version includes Nick's suggestion of adding force to the device tree
> parameters so make it obvious that these parameters overwrite the
> default values set in the firware config.

Why do we want to support overwriting firmware behavior in DT instead of
flashing new firmware as needed by the product?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry