Re: [PATCH 8/9] ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: add sysfs support to hotkey subdriver

Luming Yu
2007-05-06T09:34:04Z

> > I was wondering how you know what action should be associated with what key?
>
> I don't. I could though, using model-specific knowledge (i.e. a table) and
> help from the linux thinkpad community and thinkwiki.org.

I don't like the idea of stuffing kernel space with model-specific
knowledge (i.e. a table) even if it is in a driver. These tables
should be in user space...

>
> We deliver to userspace something like "Fn+F1" pressed, instead of "blank
> screen" pressed, because "blank screen" is in different keys depending on
> thinkpad model.

Yes, you should generate generic key event through input layer..