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From: mark.rutland@arm.com (Mark Rutland)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [RFC 0/1] misc: Add Allwinner Q8 tablet hardware manager
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:48:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20161012094811.GA19509@remoulade> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAL_JsqJVkPPiDh66nhfh0D7BvkZ7KKN0X7uhfPGgiYbc2Ca1rg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 04:32:06PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Here is a first RFC for the q8 tablet hw-manager I've been talking
> > about for a while now.
> >
> > The touchscreen part is finished, I'll start working on the
> > accelerometer bits next.
> 
> This at least partially overlaps with the "overlay manager" just
> posted. A dev board having different devices attached and a production
> device have 2nd source components are not really different problems.
> We need a common solution and can't have each platform making up their
> own scheme.

To follow up discussions at ELC-E, I agree that we need a common solution (if
this has to happen in the kernel rather than in an earlier stage of the boot
process).

Otherwise, we're creating pseudo-board-files, and a whole new set of problems
for ourselves.

Thanks
Mark.

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From: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org>
To: Rob Herring <robh+dt-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman
	<gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>,
	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens-jdAy2FN1RRM@public.gmane.org>,
	Maxime Ripard
	<maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>,
	Pantelis Antoniou
	<pantelis.antoniou-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>,
	devicetree <devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-sunxi <linux-sunxi-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/1] misc: Add Allwinner Q8 tablet hardware manager
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:48:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20161012094811.GA19509@remoulade> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAL_JsqJVkPPiDh66nhfh0D7BvkZ7KKN0X7uhfPGgiYbc2Ca1rg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

Hi,

On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 04:32:06PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Here is a first RFC for the q8 tablet hw-manager I've been talking
> > about for a while now.
> >
> > The touchscreen part is finished, I'll start working on the
> > accelerometer bits next.
> 
> This at least partially overlaps with the "overlay manager" just
> posted. A dev board having different devices attached and a production
> device have 2nd source components are not really different problems.
> We need a common solution and can't have each platform making up their
> own scheme.

To follow up discussions at ELC-E, I agree that we need a common solution (if
this has to happen in the kernel rather than in an earlier stage of the boot
process).

Otherwise, we're creating pseudo-board-files, and a whole new set of problems
for ourselves.

Thanks
Mark.

  reply	other threads:[~2016-10-12  9:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-09-01 19:08 [RFC 0/1] misc: Add Allwinner Q8 tablet hardware manager Hans de Goede
2016-09-01 19:08 ` Hans de Goede
     [not found] ` <20160901190820.21987-1-hdegoede-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2016-09-01 19:08   ` [RFC] " Hans de Goede
2016-09-09 19:13     ` Pantelis Antoniou
2016-09-09 19:13       ` Pantelis Antoniou
2016-09-10 18:22       ` [linux-sunxi] " Hans de Goede
2016-09-10 18:22         ` Hans de Goede
2016-09-09 21:41     ` Rob Herring
2016-09-09 21:41       ` Rob Herring
2016-09-10 18:12       ` [linux-sunxi] " Hans de Goede
2016-09-10 18:12         ` Hans de Goede
2016-09-12 14:05         ` Rob Herring
2016-09-12 14:05           ` Rob Herring
2016-09-09 21:32 ` [RFC 0/1] " Rob Herring
2016-09-09 21:32   ` Rob Herring
2016-10-12  9:48   ` Mark Rutland [this message]
2016-10-12  9:48     ` Mark Rutland

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