From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthew Garrett Subject: Re: ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: make the input event mode the default Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:19:53 +0100 Message-ID: <20070715211953.GA6527@srcf.ucam.org> References: <11844223322928-git-send-email-hmh@hmh.eng.br> <11844223341511-git-send-email-hmh@hmh.eng.br> <20070714223315.GB25782@srcf.ucam.org> <20070715180529.GF14134@khazad-dum.debian.net> <20070715183823.GC3235@srcf.ucam.org> <20070715200948.GC19066@khazad-dum.debian.net> <20070715201346.GB5518@srcf.ucam.org> <20070715211421.GG19066@khazad-dum.debian.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070715211421.GG19066-ZGHd14iZgfaRjzvQDGKj+xxZW9W5cXbT@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: ibm-acpi-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: ibm-acpi-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh Cc: ibm-acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, Richard Hughes , dmitry.torokhov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, lenb-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, linux-acpi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 06:14:21PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jul 2007, Matthew Garrett wrote: > > We already have in-kernel drivers that do this properly, so I'd suspect > > that whoever told you that was wrong. > > I got tired of being told one way or the other, already. > > My position is simple, for now: I am keeping model-specific knowledge on the > driver to the bare minimum needed for correct driver operation. But I will > add it anytime I fell it is needed to keep correct driver operation. Right now, the hotkey functionality of the driver is not terribly useful without (bleeding-edge) userspace. This is inconsistent with the majority of input drivers which do something broadly sane in that situation. -- Matthew Garrett | mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/