[RESEND PATCH] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Build Atmel maXTouch driver as a module

Javier Martinez Canillas javier at osg.samsung.com
Sun Sep 4 16:31:22 PDT 2016


Hello Arnd,

On 09/02/2016 05:38 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 11:08:14 AM CEST Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>> The driver is for a trackpad device so is not needed for booting and
>> makes more sense to have it as module to reduce the kernel image size.
>>
>> It was probably enabled as built-in because module autoload was not
>> working when the I2C device was registered by OF but this got fixed
>> in commit b7d21058b40b ("Input: atmel_mxt_ts - add maxtouch to I2C
>> table for module autoload") so it's safe to enable as a module now.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier at osg.samsung.com>
>>
>> ---
> 
> Applied to next/defconfig.
> 

Thanks.

> My preferred way is to get defconfig updates forwarded by the platform
> maintainers that are interested, but this seems to apply to multiple
> platforms, so I'm not asking you to pick one to resend it to.
> 

Yes. I usually route defconfig patches through a platform maintainer, but as
you said, this driver is used by different platforms so I decided to send it
to you directly since I didn't know which platform to choose.

Sorry if that caused inconveniences.

> 	Arnd
> 

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America



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