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From: Karol Kozimor <sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org>
To: "Yu, Luming" <luming.yu-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Hiroshi Miura <miura-yiisDzvROlQdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
	"Brown, Len" <len.brown-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: generic hotkey driver
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:49:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040907084910.GA27074@hell.org.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3ACA40606221794F80A5670F0AF15F84056B57EE@pdsmsx403>

Thus wrote Yu, Luming:
> We don't need to care about the format of event. Since it is
> configurable,
> we just need to understand the internal meaning. So maybe we
> need to define the internal event number, which stands for a
> special purpose. such as:
> 
> 	001	turn off display
> 	002	inc brightness
> 	003	dec brightness
> 	004	s3
> 	......

Hmm, ASUS laptops support some 16 distinct events, I don't see your
solution maintainable.

> >Lcd brightness control is defined in ACPI spec apendix.
> >I'm starting implement that.
> Be careful, there has a video extension driver 
> filed at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944

Sadly, most OEMs don't give a damn about the spec and implement this in
their own way.

> >Bluetooth, dock, and other device settings are not common.
> >So these may be implement in each extra drivers. eg) 
> >ibm_acpi.c has these functions.
> But , it is still meaningful to standardize the event format.

Sure, but what can be done apart from agreeing on the name of the first
field?
Best regards,

-- 
Karol 'sziwan' Kozimor
sziwan-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org


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  reply	other threads:[~2004-09-07  8:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-09-07  8:14 generic hotkey driver Yu, Luming
2004-09-07  8:49 ` Karol Kozimor [this message]
2004-09-14 20:42 ` Pavel Machek
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-09-08 15:42 Yu, Luming
2004-09-07  7:54 Yu, Luming
2004-09-07 13:13 ` John Belmonte
2004-09-01 10:32 Yu, Luming
2004-09-03 11:16 ` Hiroshi Miura
2004-09-04  8:45 ` John Belmonte

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