Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:29:38 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] leds-alix2: add support for button connected to J15 |
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Hi!
> > > for a project I was working on, we used the J15 connector of the ALIX.2D > > > board (which is connected to a GPIO of the CS5536 Geode companion chip) > > > for an external button switch. ... > Hmm, hard to say. One can either use that IO as output to control a > buzzer (which isn't placed on the board, but there are solder pads for > it), as output for other purpose or as input. > > Don't know what other people use it for, though, but we needed an > external button in our case and use this IO pin for that purpose. > > Anyway - I don't insist in that patch to be taken. The idea was more to > share it so others won't have to hack the same thing.
So its gpio pin... if you teach gpio framework about it, you should be able to just use gpio_button driver to handle it, no?
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