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From: 'Dmitry Torokhov' <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: elants_i2c - return real value of
 elants_i2c_initialize()
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 08:55:14 -0700
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On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 10:33:33AM +0800, Johnny.Chuang wrote:
> Hi Dmitry,
> 
> Thanks for your explanation.
> If I want to abandon this patch, what's step I need to do?

Absolutely nothing ;) Consider it dropped.

> 
> Many thanks,
> Johnny
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 'Dmitry Torokhov' [mailto:dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 2:30 AM
> To: Johnny.Chuang
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-input@vger.kernel.org; STRD2-蔡惠嬋;
> STRD2-陳崇明經理; '梁博翔'; 'jeff'
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: elants_i2c - return real value of
> elants_i2c_initialize()
> 
> Hi Johnny,
> 
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 10:33:46AM +0800, Johnny.Chuang wrote:
> > The return value of elants_i2c_initialize() was always 0.
> > It maybe register input device when initialize fail.
> 
> We do not want to return error here, because it will abort probe, and then
> we will not be able to initiate firmware flash flow so we can attempt to
> recover the device.
> 
> If you want to try you can change the ts->iap_mode before trying to register
> input device, but then you need to be very careful about registering and
> unregistering it later, after flashing or re-flashing firmware.
> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Johnny Chuang <johnny.chuang@emc.com.tw>
> > ---
> >  drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
> > b/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
> > index d4ad24e..9c9816f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
> > +++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
> > @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static int elants_i2c_initialize(struct elants_data
> *ts)
> >  	if (error)
> >  		ts->iap_mode = ELAN_IAP_RECOVERY;
> >  
> > -	return 0;
> > +	return error;
> >  }
> >  
> >  /*
> > --
> > 2.7.4
> > 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Dmitry
> 

-- 
Dmitry