linux-kernel - Re: bh1770 hacks: get it to work on n950

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Date:   Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:10:02 +0100
From:   Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     Ladislav Michl <ladis@...ux-mips.org>, pali.rohar@...il.com,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, tony@...mide.com, khilman@...nel.org,
        aaro.koskinen@....fi, ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com,
        patrikbachan@...il.com, serge@...lyn.com, abcloriens@...il.com,
        clayton@...ftyguy.net, martijn@...xit.nl,
        sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com, arnd@...db.de,
        Filip Matijević <filip.matijevic.pz@...il.com>
Subject: Re: bh1770 hacks: get it to work on n950

Hi,

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 04:07:30PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Sun 2017-11-19 15:12:13, Ladislav Michl wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 01:41:50PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > On Fri 2017-11-17 12:35:40, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 12:57:03PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > > 
> > > > > Ok, not for application, but I can get light sensor to work.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
> > > > 
> > > > There is no mainline user of this driver and it has a custom API, so
> > > > I think the driver should be dropped and an IIO based one should be
> > > > created instead.
> > > 
> > > While I agree IIO interface might be better, and would welcome
> > > patches, I don't think that dropping the driver is right action at
> > > this point.
> > 
> > That's the most elegant solution at all. How would you later motivate
> > people to try and test IIO driver? Let's pretend this patch have never
> > existed until someone notices and starts playing "you broke kernel ABI"
> > game.
> 
> I'm using the driver; I'm even interested in fixing it. Please try not
> to make my job any harder than it needs to be, and I'll try to break
> ABI.
> 
> That goes to Sebastian, too.
> 
> If you want to convert the driver to IIO, please do so, I can test
> the patches.

Looks like I need to be more explicit, so be it:

NAKed-by: Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>

-- Sebastian

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