Re: [PATCH 1/1] gpio_mouse driver

[Hans-Christian Egtvedt <hcegtvedt@norway.atmel.com>]

On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 08:30 -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On 5/30/07, Hans-Christian Egtvedt <hcegtvedt@norway.atmel.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 11:36 -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 5/29/07, Hans-Christian Egtvedt <hcegtvedt@norway.atmel.com> wrote:
> > > > This patch adds support for simulating a mouse using GPIO lines.
> > > >
> > > > The driver needs a platform_data struct to be defined and registered with the
> > > > appropriate platform_device.
> > > >
> > > > The driver has been tested on AT32AP7000 microprocessor using the ATSTK1000
> > > > development board.
> > > >
> > >
> > > It looks sane although I would recommend switching to input-polldev
> > > when implementing a polled input device.
> >
> > Oh, I was not aware about this, it seems like just the thing I need.
> >
> > Could it be scheduled for after the official kernel has this included?
> > AFAICT it will be released with 2.6.22?
> 
> Because merge window for 2.6.22 is closed the driver will only be
> merged in the mainline when 2.6.23 window opens. For now it will stay
> in my tree (and because Andrew pulls form me it will also show up in
> -mm). Because of that I would like to get the driver in shape from the
> beginning - my tree obviously does have these changes.

Ok, I will pull your GIT tree sometime soon(tm), and update the patch to
match the new standard. A bit unsure about when, but in good time before
2.6.23.

Is git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.git the
correct tree?

Thanks for the feedback.

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Best regards
Hans-Christian Egtvedt