Re: [RFC][PATCHv3 1/2] SFH7741: proximity sensor driver support

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On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 07:15:22PM +0100, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was wondering if you could provide a bit more detail on what this
> driver is actually doing?  My appologies if I have missed a
> previous explanation.  If so, please add a Documentation file
> to explain what is going on.
> 
> The driver you have here does virtually nothing itself.  It takes
> both its source of interrupt and read function from platform
> data. Given the value is always 0 or 1, I'm guessing you are
> simply reading a gpio pin. That makes this effectively a button
> and doesn't require any specific code.  The fact it is a
> proximity sensor isn't relevant to anything other than perhaps
> the name.

Excellent point. Maybe it should simply use gpio_keys driver with
SW_FRONT_PROXIMITY code.

-- 
Dmitry
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