Re: [linux-pm] [RFC] input: syfs switches for SKE keypad

Pavel Machek
2010-10-13T07:11:06Z

Hi!

> For mobile devices it is not acceptable to filter events away at some
> upper SW layer depending on the system state. The HW which generates
> those events may not generate events at all to allow longer CPU sleep
> periods.

Ok.

> In ideal world it would be nice to control device states based on for
> example user count. However, there are several listeners for input
> devices and it is hard or impossible to have them all to follow overall
> state transition (screen blanked etc.). Instead, there is some
> system

So you have mobile device; why is it impossible to just close the
device when you do not want the events? I guess it is hard for generic
distros, but on your phone, you should be able to modify Xserver to
close touchscreen/keypad device when it is not needed... right?

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