linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] hwmon: add GPD devices sensor driver

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Message-ID: <d4b6932f-fe95-4502-b7c9-650a61ab565d@roeck-us.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:26:22 -0700
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To: Cryolitia <liziyao@...ontech.com>, Antheas Kapenekakis <lkml@...heas.dev>
Cc: Cryolitia@...il.com, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
 Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 Celeste Liu <CoelacanthusHex@...il.com>, Yao Zi <ziyao@...root.org>,
 Derek John Clark <derekjohn.clark@...il.com>,
 Marcin Strągowski <marcin@...agowski.com>,
 someone5678 <someone5678.dev@...il.com>,
 Justin Weiss <justin@...tinweiss.com>, command_block <mtf@...me>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] hwmon: add GPD devices sensor driver

On 7/30/25 02:24, Cryolitia wrote:
> Thank you for raising this valid concern. We've closely monitored GPD's
> development plans and currently see no indication of EC functionality
> expansion beyond thermal sensors in the foreseeable future. Given this
> observation, we believe placing the driver in hwmon remains appropriate
> for now.
> 
> That said, we fully respect your maintainer perspective on
> future-proofing. If you feel strongly that platform/x86 would be a safer
> long-term home despite the current scope, we're happy to move the driver
> there immediately. We're committed to finding the most sustainable
> solution for upstream.
> 

As hwmon maintainer, I feel strongly (since you used the word) that moving
the driver (or any hwmon driver, for that matter) out of hwmon space would
be a bad idea, but I won't prevent you from doing it either. It means less
work for me, after all.

Guenter