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From: Yu Luming <luming.yu@gmail.com>
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To: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@insightbb.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-mm2] acpi: add backlight support to the sony_acpi driver
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:48:19 +0800
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Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>,
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> > It would have to be DMI-based to some extent - not all Sonys use the
> > same keys for the same purpose. Misery ensues.
>
> Then we need to add keymap table to the sonypi's input device so that
> keymap can be changed from userspace.
If some key is physically broken, I agree configurable keymap is the only 
solution. But, I don't see any other benefit of doing so, if we expect 
platform specific driver report meaningful key code to input layer.

Thanks,
Luming
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