From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: Michael Hanselmann <linux-kernel@hansmi.ch>
Subject: Re: usb/input: Split into separate layers (was: Re: [PATCH 1/1] usb/input: Add missing keys to hid-debug.h)
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 02:10:31 -0500
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On Tuesday 03 January 2006 17:11, Michael Hanselmann wrote:
> Hello Vojtech
> 
> On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 08:53:44PM +0100, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> > We should split HID in two parts - transport and decoding. This would
> > help in many places:
> > [...]
> 
> > I don't have the time to do the split myself, but it shouldn't be too
> > hard.
> 
> And for myself, I think I'm not enough into kernel development already.
> Beside of that, USB isn't my very interest but those patches had to be
> done to get the new PowerBook models running smooth. Hopefully there's
> someone else interested in doing the split because it would be a good
> thing.
> 
> > It would not be the perfect solution for Apple keyboards, [...]
> 
> Does that mean the patch doesn't get into the kernel until the split
> happened?
> 

No, it does not mean that.

-- 
Dmitry
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