Re: [PATCH] FROMLIST: input: add 2 kind of switch

["dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com" <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 07:10:35AM +0200, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 12:12:16PM +0900, HyungJae Im wrote:
> > >From ec9859ee01b7bc0e04255971e0fe97348847dab7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> 
> You sent this 3 times, why?
> 
> And why is this in the body of the email, have you read the "how to send
> your first kernel patch" document at kernelnewbies.org?
> 
> > From: "hj2.im" <hj2.im@samsung.com>
> > Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:57:04 +0900
> > Subject: [PATCH] FROMLIST: input: add 2 kind of switch
> 
> What does "FROMLIST:" mean?
> 
> > 
> > We need support to various accessories on the device,
> > some switch does not exist in switch list.
> > So added switch for the following purpose.
> > 
> > SW_COVER_ATTACHED is for the checking the cover
> > attached or not on the device. SW_EXT_PEN_ATTACHED is for the
> > checking the external pen attached or not on the device
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: hj2.im <hj2.im@samsung.com>
> 
> As per the kernel documentation, you need to use your real name here,
> please do so.
> 
> > ---
> >  include/linux/mod_devicetable.h        | 2 +-
> >  include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h | 4 +++-
> >  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> > index 5b08a473cdba..897f5a3e7721 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> > @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ struct pcmcia_device_id {
> >  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_LED_MAX		0x0f
> >  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SND_MAX		0x07
> >  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_FF_MAX		0x7f
> > -#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SW_MAX		0x10
> > +#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SW_MAX		0x12
> >  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_PROP_MAX	0x1f
> >  
> >  #define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_BUS	1
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
> > index 0c2e27d28e0a..8ca2acee1f92 100644
> > --- a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
> > @@ -889,7 +889,9 @@
> >  #define SW_MUTE_DEVICE		0x0e  /* set = device disabled */
> >  #define SW_PEN_INSERTED		0x0f  /* set = pen inserted */
> >  #define SW_MACHINE_COVER	0x10  /* set = cover closed */
> > -#define SW_MAX			0x10
> > +#define SW_COVER_ATTACHED	0x11  /* set = cover attached */
> > +#define SW_EXT_PEN_ATTACHED	0x12  /* set = external pen attached */
> 
> Is there an in-kernel user for these values anywhere?  Please submit
> this patch along with the users at the same time, otherwise this change
> makes no sense at all.

It kind of does, as nowadays most uses come from DT, not from
hard-coding in drivers. However I need to better understand the intended
use of this. How SW_COVER_ATTACHED differs from SW_MACHINE_COVER and the
same for SW_PEN_INSERTED SW_EXT_PEN_ATTACHED.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry