From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jean Delvare Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added driver for ISL29003 ambient light sensor Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 13:08:18 +0100 Message-ID: <20090307130818.367bcaad@hyperion.delvare> References: <20090225212119.67402391@hyperion.delvare> <1235606248-13004-1-git-send-email-daniel@caiaq.de> <20090226094857.50d0710d@hyperion.delvare> <20090306160042.GA17800@buzzloop.caiaq.de> <20090306182432.338b0244@hyperion.delvare> <20090306181409.GA20135@buzzloop.caiaq.de> <20090307115449.32f0ab26@hyperion.delvare> <20090307120631.GA25276@buzzloop.caiaq.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20090307120631.GA25276-ahpEBR4enfnCULTFXS99ULNAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-i2c-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Daniel Mack Cc: linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Jonathan Cameron List-Id: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 7 Mar 2009 13:06:31 +0100, Daniel Mack wrote: > Hi Jean, > > On Sat, Mar 07, 2009 at 11:54:49AM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 06:24:32PM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote: > > > > I agree that it doesn't make sense to wait for the industrial I/O > > > > subsystem to be merged. But I also do not want to put in drivers/hwmon > > > > drivers which do not really belong there. So I'd either go the way you > > > > proposed already (drivers/sensors for non-hwmon sensor drivers) or > > > > simply put your driver in drivers/misc if this is only meant as a > > > > temporary home until the industrial I/O subsystem is merged. > > > > > > Okay, drviers/misc sounds like a good intermediate solution. Do you want > > > me to post another patch for that or will you move it yourself? > > > > Please post new patches, I'll review and apply them. > > Oh, I thought we agreed now to Jonathan Cameron's idea to merge this > driver into the IIO framework and put it mainline sooner or later? No > extra steps needed from my side - this driver certainly doesn't hurry :) Both ways are equally fine with me. -- Jean Delvare