[PATCH] Input: keyboard - add device tree bindings for simple key matrixes

Olof Johansson olof at lixom.net
Thu Dec 29 10:37:37 EST 2011


On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Rob Herring <robherring2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Olof,
>
> On 12/28/2011 04:52 PM, Olof Johansson wrote:
>> From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov at gmail.com>
>>
>> This adds a basic device tree binding for simple key matrix data.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof at lixom.net>
>> ---
>>
>> Based on email exchange this morning, this is a first cut at a shared
>> definition and helper function to parse and fill in the keymap data.
>>
>> Instead of doing the direct parsing into the final keymap format, I
>> chose to fill in the pdata-equivalent since that is how the OF pdata
>> fillers work right now if code is to be kept common with the legacy
>> platform_device probe interface.
>>
>> This is a prerequisite for a revised version of the tegra-kbc device
>> tree support that I will repost separately once this interface is stable.
>>
>>
>> -Olof
>>
>>  .../devicetree/bindings/input/matrix-keymap.txt    |   35 ++++++++++++
>>  include/linux/input/matrix_keypad.h                |   55 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/matrix-keymap.txt
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/matrix-keymap.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/matrix-keymap.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..894f786
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/matrix-keymap.txt
>> @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
>> +For matrix keyboards there are two kinds of layout bindings using
>> +linux key codes.
>> +
>> +Required properties:
>> +- compatible: "matrix-keyboard-controller"
>
> Seems like this is not really needed. You've already matched the node
> before you call matrix_keyboard_of_fill_keymap.

The view I had when adding a compatible field was that the controllers
that use this binding essentially inherits and extends it, so having
this as a common compatible seems like the right thing to do. It also
gives an easy reference ('see binding for
"matrix-keyboard-controller"' from the other binding, etc).

>> +
>> +For simple keyboards with just a few buttons, you can specify each key
>> +as a subnode of the keyboard controller, with the following
>> +properties:
>> +
>> +- keypad,row: the row number to which the key is connected.
>> +- keypad,column: the column number to which the key is connected.
>> +- linux,code: the key-code to be reported when the key is pressed
>> +  and released.
>> +
>> +Example:
>> +
>> +     key_1 {
>> +             keypad,row = <0>;
>> +             keypad,column = <3>;
>> +             linux,code = <2>;
>> +     };
>> +
>> +
>> +For a more complex keyboard, such as a full laptop, a more compact
>> +binding can be used instead, with the following property directly in
>> +the keyboard controller node:
>> +
>> +- linux,keymap: an array of 3-cell entries containing the equivalent
>> +  of the three separate properties above: row, column and linux
>> +  key-code.
>> +
>> +Example:
>> +     linux,keymap = < 0 3 2
>> +                      0 4 5 >;
>> diff --git a/include/linux/input/matrix_keypad.h b/include/linux/input/matrix_keypad.h
>> index fe7c4b9..ff13cd3 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/input/matrix_keypad.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/input/matrix_keypad.h
>> @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
>>
>>  #include <linux/types.h>
>>  #include <linux/input.h>
>> +#include <linux/of.h>
>>
>>  #define MATRIX_MAX_ROWS              32
>>  #define MATRIX_MAX_COLS              32
>> @@ -106,4 +107,58 @@ matrix_keypad_build_keymap(const struct matrix_keymap_data *keymap_data,
>>       __clear_bit(KEY_RESERVED, keybit);
>>  }
>>
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_OF
>> +static inline struct matrix_keymap_data *
>> +matrix_keyboard_of_fill_keymap(struct device_node *np)
>> +{
>
> Seems a bit large to inline.

It's pushing the limits for it, yes. Dmitry, should I start a shared C
file for this? If so, where? drivers/input/keyboard/keymap.c?

>> +     struct matrix_keymap_data *kd;
>> +     struct device_node *knp;
>> +     int proplen = 0, i;
>> +     u32 *keymap, row, col, key_code;
>> +     const __be32 *prop = of_get_property(np, "linux,keymap", &proplen);
>> +
>> +     if (!of_device_is_compatible(np, "matrix-keyboard-controller"))
>> +             return NULL;
>> +
>> +     kd = kmalloc(sizeof(*kd), GFP_KERNEL);
>> +     if (!kd)
>> +             return NULL;
>> +     kd->keymap_size = proplen / 3;
>> +
>> +     for_each_child_of_node(np, knp)
>> +             kd->keymap_size++;
>> +
>> +     keymap = kzalloc(kd->keymap_size * sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
>> +     if (!keymap) {
>> +             kfree(kd);
>> +             return NULL;
>> +     }
>
> Looks like memory leaks would be very likely. Is the caller expected to
> free these? If so, a matching free function should be provided. Perhaps
> trying to keep platform_data compatibility is not the best approach if
> it would simplify this.

Yes, caller is expected to free. Dmitry doesn't like devm_alloc so I
guess having a free function could be a decent idea (I had it
open-coded in the driver that uses this, will switch that over too).


-Olof


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