Re: [alsa-devel] [0/2] Jack reporting

[Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 11:31:12AM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 12:36:06PM -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 01:50:53PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> 
> > > As well as detecting the presence of a connected device typical jack
> > > detection implementations also support the implementation of at least
> > > one button which would require an input device for at least some jacks
> 
> > It really depends on what you can do with this button. If it is just a
> > simple circuit breaker then it is not really an input device. However
> > is you can remap it for different purposes or map a regular key on a
> > keybaord to perform this function then I will agree with you. For example
> 
> As far as the hardware is concerned it's just a button - if it's visible
> to software then there's no fixed function for it and any action taken
> will be application/system specific.  There will normally be a side
> effect in hardware muting the microphone but that's not intended to be
> the main effect.

Ok, let's add it to the input subsystem then. If we see lots of switch
types sprnging up we cam talk about the new subsystem again. 

I added the switch definition to input.h and it shoudl hit the mainline
when I ask Linus to pull early next week. 

-- 
Dmitry