From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Krzysztof Halasa Subject: Re: [RFC] Should we create a raw input interface for IR's ? - Was: Re: [PATCH 1/3 v2] lirc core device driver infrastructure Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:14:08 +0100 Message-ID: References: <200910200956.33391.jarod@redhat.com> <200910200958.50574.jarod@redhat.com> <4B0A765F.7010204@redhat.com> <4B0A81BF.4090203@redhat.com> <829197380911230720k233c3c86t659180d1413aa0dd@mail.gmail.com> <4B0ACB70.9090707@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from khc.piap.pl ([195.187.100.11]:51369 "EHLO khc.piap.pl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755388AbZKWUOF (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:14:05 -0500 In-Reply-To: <4B0ACB70.9090707@redhat.com> (Mauro Carvalho Chehab's message of "Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:50:40 -0200") Sender: linux-input-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org To: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Cc: James Mastros , Devin Heitmueller , Jarod Wilson , Dmitry Torokhov , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Mario Limonciello , linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org, Janne Grunau , Christoph Bartelmus Mauro Carvalho Chehab writes: > True, but this means that everyone with an IR will need to use lirc. I think that if the input layer (instead of raw code) is used, a utility which only sets the mapping(s) would suffice. I.e. no daemon. > /me thinks that, whatever decided with those lirc drivers, this should > be applied also to the existing V4L/DVB drivers. Certainly. > IMO, it would be better to load the tables at the boot time (or at the > corresponding hotplug event, for USB devices). Sure (unless the "raw code" interface is in use). Though maybe the raw code interface should be done in a simple library instead of requiring the daemon. -- Krzysztof Halasa