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From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:29:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH v3] Input: keyboard - add device tree bindings for
 simple key matrixes
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On Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 08:22:21AM -0800, Simon Glass wrote:
> Can the Linux key codes fit in 8 bits?

That depends on your point of view.

If you hack on X, then the answer is yes and you ignore the squeels of
your users when certain key presses get misinterpreted.  (The Psion LX
platform, otherwise known as the Netbook Pro, suffered with this problem.)

If you are a kernel hacker, the answer is no, because key codes currently
go all the way to 0x300.