Re: [PATCH] Input: cros_ec_keyb: Add support for a front proximity switch

[Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

Hi Doug, Stephen,

On Wed, Jan 06, 2021 at 05:16:10PM -0800, Doug Anderson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 4:48 PM Stephen Boyd <swboyd@chromium.org> wrote:
> >
> > Some cros ECs support a front proximity MKBP event via
> > 'EC_MKBP_FRONT_PROXIMITY'. Map this to the 'SW_FRONT_PROXIMITY' input
> > event code so it can be reported up to userspace.
> >
> > Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
> > Cc: Benson Leung <bleung@chromium.org>
> > Cc: Guenter Roeck <groeck@chromium.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <swboyd@chromium.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/input/keyboard/cros_ec_keyb.c          | 5 +++++
> >  include/linux/platform_data/cros_ec_commands.h | 1 +
> >  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> This seems really straightforward.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>
> 
> Given that it touches a header file owned by the Chrome OS maintainers
> and a driver owned by input, how should it land?  One maintainer Acks
> and the other lands?

Sorry about missing this one, however the "front proximity" switch has
been introduced for the benefit of phone devices, to be emitted when a
device is raised to user's ear, and I do not think we should be using
this here.

We have just recently had similar discussion with regard to palm- and
lap-mode sensors and whether they should be reported over input or IIO
as true proximity sensors:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/9f9b0ff6-3bf1-63c4-eb36-901cecd7c4d9@redhat.com/

Based on what we are doing for other Chrome OS devices that expose
proximity sensors (for example trogdor) we have decided that we all
should be using IIO as it will allow not only on/off, but true proximity
reporting with potential of implementing smarter policies by userspace.

Because of that we should do the same here and export this as IIO
proximity sensor as well.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry