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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:43:41 -0700
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Subject: Re: Support for synaptic touchscreen in HTC dream
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arve_Hj=F8nnev=E5g?= <arve@android.com>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>, kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Brian Swetland <swetland@google.com>, linux-input@vger.kernel.org,
       Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
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On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Dmitry
Torokhov<dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> wrote:
...
>> > I think threaded IRQ will fit the bill and will take care of
>> > IRQ/workqueue shutdown races. Of course you still need to use workqueue
>> > if polling.
>>
>> I guess we'll just strip polling version for now?
>>
>
> Well, is it useable in polling mode? Do we forsee any devices using it
> that way? If no then shure, strip it out.

I would not consider polling mode acceptable in a shipping device. It
was somewhat useful during bringup since it allowed testing the
touchscreen without a working interrupt.

-- 
Arve Hj?nnev?g
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