linux-kernel - Re: [Letux-kernel] [PATCH v9 1/8] drivers:input:tsc2007: add new common binding names, pre-calibration, flipping and rotation

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Date:   Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:57:51 +0100
From:   Christ van Willegen <cvwillegen@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [Letux-kernel] [PATCH v9 1/8] drivers:input:tsc2007: add new
 common binding names, pre-calibration, flipping and rotation

Hi all,

On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> wrote:
> But it really make sense to set input_abs_set_res() from DT.

And _not_ add the 1 or two lines of code that checks some DT variable,
and then fixes _everybody's_ userland?

That means those lines of code need to go into _every_ userland, which
makes maintenance sooo much harder. And the kernel knows about this
and doesn't care??

Weird...

Christ van Willegen