Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:43:15 +0900 | From | Krzysztof Kozlowski <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/4] extcon: Modify the name of unused external connector |
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On 27.04.2015 21:31, Chanwoo Choi wrote: > This patchset alter the unused name of external connector (jig/dock/MHL) as > following. The name of jig cable and dock device include the non-standard H/W > information. On user-space side, this information are not necessary. The extcon > core will support the other method to inform the specific H/W information to > kernel device driver and framework. For example, extcon core have the plan to add > the notifier chain for USB ID/VBUS pin state. If extcon consumer (kernel device > driver and framework) use the notifer chain for USB ID/VBUS, they can get the > state of both JIG and USB when JIG-USB-ON cable is attached. > > And last patch removes the unused 'num_cables' filed on extcon-adc-jack.c. > > 1. jig cable name > - JIG-USB-ON -->| > - JIG-USB-OFF -->| > - JIG-UART-ON -->| > - JIG-UART-OFF -->|--> JIG > > 2. dock device name > - Dock-Smart -->| > - Dock-Desk -->| > - Dock-Audio -->| > - Dock-Card -->|--> DOCK > > 3. MHL-TA cable name > - MHL-TA -> TA
Hi,
That makes sense but isn't such change a break of interface with user-space? The user-space may expect Dock-xxx for Dock.
Best regards, Krzysztof
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