From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: "Yu, Luming" <luming.yu@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Sonypi: convert to the new platform device interface
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:56:36 -0500
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On Wednesday 14 December 2005 00:46, Yu, Luming wrote:
> Maybe this is out of topic for this patch.
> But, from my understanding, sonypi.c should be cleanly implemented in ACPI.
>

Probably. However:

1. ACPI hotkey support is not complete AFAIK.
2. ACPI hotkey does not utilize input layer.
3. Sonypi allows using special keys if one does not want to use ACPI for one
   reason or another.

-- 
Dmitry
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