linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.19 48/86] Input: add `SW_MACHINE

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Message-ID: <20200727220029.GU1665100@dtor-ws>
Date:   Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:00:29 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.com>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
        Merlijn Wajer <merlijn@...zup.org>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19 48/86] Input: add `SW_MACHINE_COVER`

On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 11:26:23PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > [ Upstream commit c463bb2a8f8d7d97aa414bf7714fc77e9d3b10df ]
> > 
> > This event code represents the state of a removable cover of a device.
> > Value 0 means that the cover is open or removed, value 1 means that the
> > cover is closed.
> 
> This is only needed for N900 cover changes. I don't see them in
> stable, so I believe this should be dropped.

I guess there is no harm in adding the new switch definition to stable
releases. It is now part of ABI and is set in stone.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry