From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
To: Andrew Duggan <aduggan@synaptics.com>
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>,
Linux Input <linux-input@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>,
Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com>,
Vincent Huang <vincent.huang@tw.synaptics.com>,
Nick Dyer <nick@shmanahar.org>, Chris Healy <cphealy@gmail.com>,
"devicetree@vger.kernel.org" <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/8] Input: synaptics-rmi4: Add dribble and palm gesture parameters to device tree
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:29:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CACRpkdZp2htovazproVH9eeAr6bwE32hP4w2=jV-M68B5p0CNg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <682368c2-5692-5905-7538-36ce2e3d262f@synaptics.com>
On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Andrew Duggan <aduggan@synaptics.com> wrote:
> If the firmware was configured incorrectly it might just be easier to add a
> device tree entry. This would allow platform owners to make the change
> without having to get Synaptics involved or have access to our tools.
> Customers have also requested using the same module and firmware across
> multiple platforms. Tracking which firmware is on which part would create an
> additional support burden and not all platforms have an automated way of
> checking and updating firmware versions in the event that a system is build
> with a module which has the incorrect firmware.
I think it's a valid argument.
That said, the world needs more of
drivers/scsi/aic7xxx
That driver has the firmware generation, including an assembler, in the
kernel tree. Pretty cool eh?
(I know it is a thick thing to ask, just want to give you an idea of what
is possible...)
Yours,
Linus Walleij
prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-07-24 14:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-07-14 6:08 [PATCH v3 3/8] Input: synaptics-rmi4: Add dribble and palm gesture parameters to device tree Andrew Duggan
2016-07-16 22:49 ` Rob Herring
2016-07-22 15:08 ` Linus Walleij
2016-07-22 16:52 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2016-07-22 18:32 ` Andrew Duggan
2016-07-24 14:29 ` Linus Walleij [this message]
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