linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Input: goodix - add option to disable firmware loading

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Date:   Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:36:08 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Andrej Valek <andrej.valek@...mens.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc:     nick@...anahar.org, hadess@...ess.net, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Input: goodix - add option to disable firmware
 loading

Hi Andrej,

On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 06:03:11PM +0100, Andrej Valek wrote:
> Firmware file loadind for GT911 controller takes too much time (~60s).
> There is no check that configuration is the same which is already present.
> This happens always during boot, which makes touchscreen unusable.
> 
> Add there an option to prevent firmware file loading, but keep it enabled
> by default.

I thought that Goodix was losing firmware loading at poweroff. Is this
not the case with this model?

Adding Hans as he was working with this driver/code.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrej Valek <andrej.valek@...mens.com>
> ---
>  drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix.c
> index 02c75ea385e08..44336ecd2acdf 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix.c
> @@ -941,7 +941,9 @@ static int goodix_get_gpio_config(struct goodix_ts_data *ts)
>  	default:
>  		if (ts->gpiod_int && ts->gpiod_rst) {
>  			ts->reset_controller_at_probe = true;
> -			ts->load_cfg_from_disk = true;
> +			/* Prevent cfg loading for each start */
> +			ts->load_cfg_from_disk = !device_property_read_bool(dev,
> +						 "touchscreen-do-not-load-fw");
>  			ts->irq_pin_access_method = IRQ_PIN_ACCESS_GPIO;
>  		}
>  	}
> -- 
> 2.20.1
> 

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry