Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:57:41 -0800 | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: [RFC v1 PATCH 4/6] input: pmic8058_pwrkey: Add support for power key |
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On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 05:30:21PM +0530, Trilok Soni wrote: > Hi Dmitry, > > On 11/11/2010 12:51 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > Hi Trilkok, > > > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 06:17:59PM +0530, Trilok Soni wrote: > >> Add support for PMIC8058 power key driven over dedicated KYPD_PWR_N > >> pin. It allows the user to specify the amount of time by which the > >> power key reporting can be delayed. > >> > > > > Why do we need to delay KEY_POWER reporting? Do we need to use high > > resolution timers or regular timers would do as well? KEY_END > > appears to be abused (you don't want to move your cursor to the end > > of line, do you?). Also I wonder if header file should reside in > > linux/mfd with the rest of pmic8058 components. > > Most of the time Mobile devices come with single physical key for > POWER, which if pressed for less than 500ms (configurable) then it > will only report KEY_END (which say locks the screen on mobile) and if > it pressed more than 500ms then it will also report KEY_POWER event > too, which will say display menu on your mobile for asking you to > suspend/switch off/etc, operations. >
I see,. If you would have used KEY_SCREENLOCK iinstead of KEY_END I would likely not ask this question ;)
> For the timers I can move from hrtimers to regular timers. > > For the header file, I can move them to include/linux/mfd too. No > problem on that. >
I am not even sure we need to keep them in separate header files, but it is up to you.
Thanks.
-- Dmitry
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