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

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Message-ID: <20171119124150.GA25154@amd>
Date:   Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:41:50 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>
Cc:     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

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.
								Pavel
								

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