Re: [PATCH] hwmon: add GP2A002 proximity/ambient sensor

[Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>]

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:47:26 +0900, Minkyu Kang wrote:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> 2009/6/26 Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>:
> > On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:39:02 +0900, Minkyu Kang wrote:
> >> The GP2A002 is a I2C interfaced Sensor for Proximity/Ambient
> >> This patch adds support the GP2A002 sensor
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Minkyu Kang <mk7.kang-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
> >> Signed-off-by: Suchang Woo <suchang.woo-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/hwmon/Kconfig    |    7 +
> >>  drivers/hwmon/Makefile   |    1 +
> >>  drivers/hwmon/gp2ap002.c |  471 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  include/linux/gp2ap002.h |   21 ++
> >>  4 files changed, 500 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >>  create mode 100644 drivers/hwmon/gp2ap002.c
> >>  create mode 100644 include/linux/gp2ap002.h
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> >> index 2d50166..cc4e200 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> >> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
> >> @@ -1017,6 +1017,13 @@ config SENSORS_APPLESMC
> >>         Say Y here if you have an applicable laptop and want to experience
> >>         the awesome power of applesmc.
> >>
> >> +config SENSORS_GP2AP002
> >> +     tristate "GP2AP002 series Proximity/Ambient Sensor"
> >> +     depends on HWMON && I2C
> >> +     help
> >> +       This driver provides support for Proximity/Ambient Sensor.
> >> +
> >
> > This doesn't have anything to do with hardware monitoring, so this
> > doesn't belong to drivers/hwmon.
> >
> 
> Can you please explain about belong to hardware monitoring?
> did i missing something?

I'm not sure how I can explain it better. Your driver is for a device
which is no a hardware monitoring chip, so this driver should not be
located in the drivers/hwmon directory.

-- 
Jean Delvare