Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:38:11 +0000 | From | Barnabás Pőcze <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4] HID: i2c-hid: add polling mode based on connected GPIO chip's pin status |
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2020. december 9., szerda 8:00 keltezéssel, Greg KH írta:
> On Tue, Dec 08, 2020 at 09:59:20PM +0000, Barnabás Pőcze wrote: > > > 2020. november 25., szerda 16:07 keltezéssel, Greg KH írta: > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > +static u8 polling_mode; > > > > +module_param(polling_mode, byte, 0444); > > > > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(polling_mode, "How to poll (default=0) - 0 disabled; 1 based on GPIO pin's status"); > > > > > > Module parameters are for the 1990's, they are global and horrible to > > > try to work with. You should provide something on a per-device basis, > > > as what happens if your system requires different things here for > > > different devices? You set this for all devices :( > > > [...] > > > > Hi > > do you think something like what the usbcore has would be better? > > A module parameter like "quirks=<vendor-id>:<product-id>:<flags>[,<vendor-id>:<product-id>:<flags>]*"? > > Not really, that's just for debugging, and asking users to test > something, not for a final solution to anything.
My understanding is that this polling mode option is by no means intended as a final solution, it's purely for debugging/fallback:
"Polling mode could be a fallback solution for enthusiastic Linux users when they have a new laptop. It also acts like a debugging feature. If polling mode works for a broken touchpad, we can almost be certain the root cause is related to the interrupt or power setting."
What would you suggest instead of the module parameter?
Regards, Barnabás Pőcze
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