Re: [PATCH] Unisys pc keyboard new keys patch, kernel 2.4.3

Alan Cox
2001-04-16T23:52:31Z

> Yes, but they could be. Changing the Linux keycodes is a major
> break with compatibility. If the Linux keycodes are to be changed,
> then they ought to be become something that would allow XFree86
> to become keyboard-independent. Why invent yet another encoding?

You dont need to break compatibility. We have cooked, raw, semi-raw type modes
for keyboard right now. We just need to add semi-raw-extended and raw-extended