Re: [GIT PULL] Ambient Light Sensors subsystem

[Jonathan Cameron <jic23@cam.ac.uk>]

Cc'ing Input list and maintainer.
> 
> On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Dima Zavin wrote:
>>
>> I definitely see the need for what you guys are trying to accomplish.
>> For example, currently, we use an input device for reporting events,
>> and a separate misc device node for control
>> (enable/disable/configure). It's definitely suboptimal, but there
>> currently isn't anything there would let us do things cleanly.
> 
> I have to say, I personally don't see why something like an ambient light 
> sensor _isn't_ just an input device. 
> 
> What's the difference between a physical "increase screen brightness" key, 
> and a "ambient light sensor"? Absolutely none as far as I can tell.
> 
> And for something like an X server, it sounds a lot more natural to just 
> have another input device than to have yet abother event reporting 
> interface.
> 
> And quite frankly, the "explanations" I see in this thread for why it 
> needs to be a subsystem of its own don't actually explain anything or make 
> sense. They seem to boil down to "we just did it this way" without 
> actually answering any of the issues brought up.
> 
> 		Linus
>