Re: [PATCH] LIS3LV02Dx Accelerometer driver

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

Thanks for taking the patch...

> > +/* joystick device poll interval in milliseconds */
> > +#define MDPS_POLL_INTERVAL 50
> >
> > ...
> >
> > +static int lis3lv02d_joystick_kthread(void *data)
> > +{
> > +	int x, y, z;
> > +
> > +	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
> > +		lis3lv02d_get_xyz(adev.device->handle, &x, &y, &z);
> > +		input_report_abs(adev.idev, ABS_X, x - adev.xcalib);
> > +		input_report_abs(adev.idev, ABS_Y, y - adev.ycalib);
> > +		input_report_abs(adev.idev, ABS_Z, z - adev.zcalib);
> > +
> > +		input_sync(adev.idev);
> > +
> > +		try_to_freeze();
> > +		msleep_interruptible(MDPS_POLL_INTERVAL);
> 
> You'll have the powertop police on your tail.
> 
> Is there no alternative?

No, I do not think so. The device is noisy enough that it will
"always" generate a change -- even when sittig on the desktop
quietly. We could switch to interrupt mode but it would just give us
iterrupts at 40Hz.

For harddisk protection it _might_ be possible to do something clever
with threshold comparator on the chip, but... we are not even using
the comparator for now.
									Pavel
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