Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] [media] rc-core: fix protocol_change regression in ir_raw_event_register

["David Härdeman" <david@hardeman.nu>]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 09:30:17PM +0300, Tomas Melin wrote:
>IR reciever using nuvoton-cir and lirc required additional configuration
>steps after upgrade from kernel 3.16 to 3.17-rcX.
>Bisected regression to commit da6e162d6a4607362f8478c715c797d84d449f8b
>("[media] rc-core: simplify sysfs code").
>
>The regression comes from adding empty function change_protocol in
>ir-raw.c. It changes behaviour so that only the protocol enabled by driver's
>map_name will be active after registration. This breaks user space behaviour,
>lirc does not get key press signals anymore.
>
>Changed back to original behaviour by removing empty function
>change_protocol in ir-raw.c. Instead only calling change_protocol for

Wouldn't something like this be a simpler way of achieving the same
result? (untested):


diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
index a7991c7..d521f20 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
@@ -1421,6 +1421,9 @@ int rc_register_device(struct rc_dev *dev)
 
 	if (dev->change_protocol) {
 		u64 rc_type = (1 << rc_map->rc_type);
+		if (dev->driver_type == RC_DRIVER_IR_RAW)
+			rc_type |= RC_BIT_LIRC;
+
 		rc = dev->change_protocol(dev, &rc_type);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			goto out_raw;