From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nishanth Menon Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] power button repeat input events Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:25:27 +0530 Message-ID: <4D7A53FF.4060004@ti.com> References: <1299861450-19914-1-git-send-email-ext-denis.2.karpov@nokia.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from na3sys009aog104.obsmtp.com ([74.125.149.73]:36304 "EHLO na3sys009aog104.obsmtp.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751019Ab1CKQzx (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:55:53 -0500 Received: by fxm15 with SMTP id 15so1091880fxm.3 for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:55:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1299861450-19914-1-git-send-email-ext-denis.2.karpov@nokia.com> Sender: linux-omap-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org To: Denis Karpov Cc: tony@atomide.com, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org Denis Karpov wrote, on 03/11/2011 10:07 PM: > Hi, > > this patchset adds optional generation of repeat input events for > twl4030 power button. It adds optional platform data for > twl4030-pwrbutton and initializes it for RX51/N900 (default > behavior kept - repeated input events disabled). > > We are working on an OMAP3 with TWL5031 MFD. In one of the use > scenarios userspace wants to receive repeated input events from > long press of power button. > dumb question - is'nt this a userspace responsibility as far as power button is concerned? what is the benefit of providing repeat events like a generic keypad for the power button? -- Regards, Nishanth Menon