RE: OMAP4 keypad driver

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felipe Balbi [mailto:felipe.balbi@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:20 AM
> To: Shilimkar, Santosh
> Cc: Balbi Felipe (Nokia-D/Helsinki); Arce, Abraham; linux-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: OMAP4 keypad driver
> 
> On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 07:43:44AM +0200, ext Shilimkar, Santosh wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: linux-omap-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-omap-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Felipe
> >> Balbi
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:12 AM
> >> To: Arce, Abraham
> >> Cc: linux-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: OMAP4 keypad driver
> >>
> >> On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 03:16:08AM +0200, ext Arce, Abraham wrote:
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >I need some help to figure out the best way to incorporate omap4 keypad in linux omap.
> >> >
> >> >First approach, I have a patch that creates a new file, omap4-keypad.c with the following
> >> implementations:
> >> >
> >> > - Based on matrix keypac logic
> >> > - Using hwmod framework
> >> > - Using threaded irq
> >> >
> >> >Second approach, to change existing omap-keypad.c to matrix keypad
> >> >
> >> >Not clear on the path to follow... Thanks for your comments.
> >>
> >> isn't that part of the twl6030 pmic ? If so you need a better name for
> >> it, something like twl6030-keypad.c
> >>
> >It's not. OMAP4 has it's own keyboard controller embedded.
> 
> then why do you use threaded_irq ? If omap4 has its own keypad
> controller, then sure it's memory-mapped, no ? Well, please send the
> driver and we can comment further :-p
Probably that's better :)

I think Abraham initial driver has top half (ISR) and bottom
half (tasklet). Threaded IRQ is used to get rid-of tasklet and handle
the bottom half in thread context. IIRC this was on of the intention of this
new API.

Regards,
Santosh

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