Re: [PATCH] HIDD: add psm offset possibilty

[Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>]

On 03/26/2008 05:33 PM, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
>>>> This feature allows using cell phones as remote controllers, because it
>>>> usually denies to bind psms lower than 0x1000.
>>> you have to explain why this is needed and useful since even creating 
>>> the HID device needs root capabilities.
>>> And why for example using the input service with its D-Bus API is not 
>>> working for you.
>>
>> Sorry, I wasn't clear enough.
>>
>> The daemon runs on standard PC, and on mobile phone there is an java 
>> application (on whatever platform) which can bind only psms >= 0x1000 
>> (on most phones). So to allow taking control of hid by a cell phone, 
>> hidd must listen on odd psms >= 0x1000 (i use hidd --server on pc, 
>> java-client in my current application [1]).
> 
> okay, but the offset is too hackish. Simply provide two options to 
> overwrite the PSM value for control and interrupt channels.

:) okay, thanks.