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From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: kernel input driver and loadkeys
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:58:05 -0700
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Hi Christian,

On Friday, March 18, 2011 01:05:56 am Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> at the moment I am writing my first linux input driver. The keypad is
> organized as a matrix, where each edge
> should be configured to send a defined keycode.
> 
> What needs to be done in the driver to support loadkeys functionality?
> If I have read loadkeys examples correctly
> it must be possible to support stuff like alphanumeric input - or I am
> wrong with this point?
> 
> The current state of the driver delivers row and column of the pressed
> key - so good so far.
> 

Have you looked into existing drivers though? Especially into 
drivers/input/keyboard/matrix_keypad.c?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry