[PATCH 1/5] drivers: input: keyboard: st-keyscan: add keyscan driver
Lee Jones
lee.jones at linaro.org
Mon Mar 10 12:35:57 EDT 2014
> > > > > This patch adds ST Keyscan driver to use the keypad hw a subset
> > > > > of ST boards provide. Specific board setup will be put in the
> > > > > given dt.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Condorelli <giuseppe.condorelli at st.com>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Gabriel Fernandez <gabriel.fernandez at st.com>
> > > >
> > > > Are you sure these are in the correct order?
> > > >
> > > > What is the history of this commit?
> > > >
> > > > > ---
> > > > > .../devicetree/bindings/input/st-keypad.txt | 50 ++++
> > > >
> > > > This should be submitted as a seperate patch.
> > >
> > > Why do we have such requirement? To me it would make more sense to add
> > > binding documentation in the same commit as the code that uses these
> > > bindings.
> >
> > I'm inclined to agree with you and that's actually how we used to do
> > it, but a decision was made by the DT guys at one of the Kernel
> > Summits to submit Documentation as a separate patch.
>
> Do you have background for this decision? To me it is akin splitting
> header file into a separate patch.
The discussion/decision was verbal unfortunately.
I don't really mind either way. I'm just attempting to enforce the
decisions that were made by the forces-that-be. Perhaps ping
devicetree at vger.kernel.org with me in CC for more clarification if
required.
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Lee Jones
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