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From: Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] input: touchscreen: introduce tsc2005 driver
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:50:49 -0800
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* Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> [101215 23:57]:
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:39:12AM +0200, Srikar wrote:
> > Hi ToroKhov,
> >               TSC2005 is using SPI interface/driver  and TSC2007 driver
> > is using i2C Interface/driver are main differences.
> 
> I see. In this case I believe that, instead of creating completely
> separate driver, we need to abstract bus access from tsc2007 and convert
> the driver into tsc200x-core.c core piece and tcs2005.c/tsc2007.c
> implementing just bus access methods. Pretty much what was done for
> ad714x, adxl34x, ad7879 and other drivers.
> 
> > I have a question, Can I release patch to input for enabling the driver
> > tsc2005 located at *arch/arm/mach-omap2/*
> > 
> > As commented below by Tony Lindgren,
> > This does not exist in mainline yet, please send this patch
> > along with the tsc2005 driver via the input list. For this one:
> > 
> 
> I am not sure what this means... If you want to submit parts of platform
> code through my tree that should be fine as long as respective
> maintainer of given arch is OK with it as well.

Yeah the platform code depends on the tsc2005 header which
does not exist in the mainline kernel yet. I think I already
acked the platform related code to be merged via the input
list.

Regards,

Tony