[PATCH v2 1/2] input: misc: Add generic input driver to read encoded GPIO lines

[dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com (Dmitry Torokhov)]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 10:27:59AM -0500, Andrew F. Davis wrote:
> On 08/23/2016 01:16 AM, Vignesh R wrote:
> > Add a driver to read group of GPIO lines and provide its status as a
> > numerical value as input event to the system. This will help in
> > intefacing devices, that can be connected over GPIOs, that provide input
> > to the system by driving GPIO lines connected to them like a rotary dial
> > or a switch.
> > 
> > For example, a rotary switch can be connected to four GPIO lines. The
> > status of the GPIO lines reflect the actual position of the rotary
> > switch dial. For example, if dial points to 9, then the four GPIO lines
> > connected to the switch will read HLLH(0b'1001 = 9). This value
> > can be reported as an ABS_* event to the input subsystem.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Vignesh R <vigneshr@ti.com>
> > Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
> > ---
> > 
> > v2: Use decoder,max-value instead of gpio-decoder,max-value.

That's not what Rob asked for. "decoder-max-value", not "decoder" vendor
prefix.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry