linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] platform/x86: surfacepro3

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Date:   Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:48:52 +0800
From:   Yu Chen <yu.c.chen@...el.com>
To:     Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] platform/x86: surfacepro3_button: Fix device check

On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 05:05:10PM +0200, Maximilian Luz wrote:
> Do not use the surfacepro3_button driver on newer Microsoft Surface
> models, only use it on the Surface Pro 3 and 4. Newer models (5th, 6th
> and possibly future generations) use the same device as the Surface Pro
> 4 to represent their volume and power buttons (MSHW0040), but their
> actual implementation is significantly different. This patch ensures
> that the surfacepro3_button driver is only used on the Pro 3 and 4
> models, allowing a different driver to bind on other models.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>
> ---
Acked-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>

Thanks,
Chenyu