From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, lirc-list@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] V3 - Implementation of IR support using the input subsystem
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:03:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081009120333.GA1623@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081006194032.15992.8393.stgit@terra>
Hi!
> What should the IR API look like? How are IR events mapped into
> keyboard events? Should they be mapped? Map them in the kernel or in
> user space? The maps are tiny, less than 1K per remote. Sysfs can
> be used to load maps into the kernel driver. Make maps only for the
> common buttons and don't map unusual ones?
Map them in kernel, in analogy with normal keyboards.
> How should multiple remotes be handled? Split them out into
> individual input devices, or group them onto a single IR device? I
> can implement either.
Individual input devices, I'd say... so that app can only listen for
'its' remote.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-09 12:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-06 19:43 [RFC PATCH 0/4] V3 - Implementation of IR support using the input subsystem Jon Smirl
2008-10-06 19:43 ` [RFC PATCH 1/4] Changes to core input subsystem to allow send and receive of IR messages. Encode and decode state machines are provided for common IR porotocols such as Sony, JVC, NEC, Philips, etc Jon Smirl
2009-05-28 23:23 ` Maxim Levitsky
2009-05-29 1:15 ` Jon Smirl
2008-10-06 19:43 ` [RFC PATCH 2/4] GPT driver for in-kernel IR support Jon Smirl
2008-10-06 19:43 ` [RFC PATCH 3/4] Example of PowerPC device tree support for GPT based IR Jon Smirl
2008-10-06 19:43 ` [RFC PATCH 4/4] Microsoft mceusb2 driver for in-kernel IR subsystem Jon Smirl
2008-10-06 19:46 ` [RFC PATCH 0/4] V3 - Implementation of IR support using the input subsystem Jon Smirl
2008-10-09 12:03 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2008-10-10 4:11 ` Jarod Wilson
2008-10-10 5:04 ` Jon Smirl
2008-10-10 13:42 ` Jarod Wilson
2008-10-10 14:08 ` Jon Smirl
2008-10-10 21:10 ` Jarod Wilson
2009-05-28 15:06 ` Maxim Levitsky
2009-05-28 15:58 ` Maxim Levitsky
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