From: Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] Sonypi driver model & PM changes
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:28:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041026092802.GC2998@crusoe.alcove-fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041025152029.4788.qmail@web81303.mail.yahoo.com>
On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 08:20:29AM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> I'd say just allocate brand new events for all combinations and do not
> worry that the default X keyboard drivers to not get them. There are
> already patches in Gentoo adding both keyboard and mouse event support
> to X [1] and it is only matter of time ofr other duistributions to pick
> it up as well.
>
> I think it is sensible for an supplemental driver (sonypi) to require
> some additional support form userspace and not to force itself into
> boundaries of a legacy protocol.
>
> --
> Dmitry
>
> [1]
> http://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/gentoo/distfiles/xorg-x11-6.8.0-patches-0.2.5.tar.bz2
> Extract patches 9000, 9001 and 9002. Btw, these are not mine - I have
> Not even tries them myself but I have read several success stories.
Got them and trying to build the new drivers right now. Thanks !
Stelian.
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Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-26 9:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-25 15:20 [PATCH 0/5] Sonypi driver model & PM changes Dmitry Torokhov
2004-10-26 9:28 ` Stelian Pop [this message]
2004-10-26 15:30 ` Stelian Pop
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2004-10-26 15:56 Dmitry Torokhov
2004-10-26 18:09 ` Stelian Pop
2004-10-27 2:56 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-10-27 8:05 ` Stelian Pop
2004-10-27 3:14 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-10-21 6:54 Dmitry Torokhov
2004-10-25 12:56 ` Stelian Pop
2004-10-25 13:22 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-10-25 13:56 ` Stelian Pop
2004-10-25 22:09 ` Pavel Machek
2004-10-26 5:55 ` Stelian Pop
2004-10-26 6:02 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-10-26 2:28 ` Nigel Cunningham
2004-10-26 6:21 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-10-26 6:41 ` Nigel Cunningham
2004-10-25 13:50 ` Stelian Pop
2004-10-25 13:57 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-10-25 14:45 ` Stelian Pop
[not found] ` <20041025151120.GA1802@ucw.cz>
2004-10-25 15:20 ` Stelian Pop
2004-10-25 16:04 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-10-26 9:46 ` Stelian Pop
2004-10-25 22:12 ` Pavel Machek
2004-10-26 8:32 ` Karol Kozimor
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