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Date:   Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:06:35 -0800
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
To:     Sebastian Reichel <sre@kernel.org>
Cc:     Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@gmail.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>, Adam Ford <aford173@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] Input: ili210x - do not retrieve/print chip
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On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 12:34:21AM +0100, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 11:44:27AM -0500, Sven Van Asbroeck wrote:
> > The driver's method to retrieve the firmware version on ili2117/
> > ili2118 chip flavours is incorrect. The firmware version register
> > address and layout are wrong.
> > 
> > The firmware version is not actually used anywhere inside or
> > outside this driver. There is a dev_dbg() print, but that is
> > only visible when the developer explicitly compiles in debug
> > support.
> > 
> > Don't make the code more complicated to preserve a feature that
> > no-one is using. Remove all code associated with chip firmware
> > version.
> > 
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191111181657.GA57214@dtor-ws/
> > Cc: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
> > Cc: Adam Ford <aford173@gmail.com>
> > Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> > Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
> > Tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.git/log/?h=next
> > Signed-off-by: Sven Van Asbroeck <TheSven73@gmail.com>
> > ---
> 
> The firmware version check does one relevant thing: It tests
> the I2C communication, which tends to be useful for board
> bringup and development boards (which often allow to disconnect
> (touch-)screens).

If/when this is needed I propose we add a separate "lite" xfer check,
similar to what elants_i2c and many other drivers are doing.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry