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From: Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>
To: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.martinez@collabora.co.uk>
Cc: Nick Dyer <nick.dyer@itdev.co.uk>,
	Sjoerd Simons <sjoerd.simons@collabora.co.uk>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>,
	linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-samsung-soc@vger.kernel.org, "Bowens,
	Alan" <Alan.Bowens@atmel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: atmel_mxt_ts: Add of node type to the i2c table
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:35:48 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140911113548.GB5149@katana> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <54118687.8040802@collabora.co.uk>

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> > This is a workaround. It would make sense, however, to add it because we
> > want to support i2c_board_info structures.
> > 
> 
> I think it really depends if an IP block can be used on non-DT platforms
> (which I think is true for this trackpad) but if a driver is for an IP block
> that can only be used on a DT-only platform (e.g: a PMIC that is controlled
> over I2C and is only compatible with a DT-only SoC) then I don't think we need
> to support the i2c_board_info structure and can get rid of the I2C ID table on
> these drivers once Lee series land.

That is exactly what I meant. It should be only added if there is a
reason other than "workaround". If you say, it doesn't make sense on
non-DT, then it should not be added.


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  reply	other threads:[~2014-09-11 11:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-09-09  7:52 [PATCH] Input: atmel_mxt_ts: Add of node type to the i2c table Sjoerd Simons
2014-09-09 10:21 ` Javier Martinez Canillas
2014-09-09 10:29   ` Nick Dyer
2014-09-09 10:54     ` Sjoerd Simons
2014-09-10  9:28   ` Lee Jones
2014-09-11  8:00     ` Sjoerd Simons
2014-09-11  8:38       ` Javier Martinez Canillas
2014-09-11  9:19         ` Nick Dyer
2014-09-11  9:54           ` Javier Martinez Canillas
2014-09-11 11:08           ` Wolfram Sang
2014-09-11 11:24             ` Javier Martinez Canillas
2014-09-11 11:35               ` Wolfram Sang [this message]
2014-09-11 11:41                 ` Javier Martinez Canillas
2014-09-11 12:24                   ` Nick Dyer
2014-09-09 12:36 ` Nick Dyer

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