From: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>,
       Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       Mario Limonciello <superm1@ubuntu.com>, linux-input@vger.kernel.org,
       linux-media@vger.kernel.org, Janne Grunau <j@jannau.net>,
       Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@bartelmus.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Should we create a raw input interface for IR's ? - Was: Re: [PATCH 1/3 v2] lirc core device driver infrastructure
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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:51:31 +0100
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	Torokhov's message of "Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:37:27 -0800")
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Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> writes:

> Curreently the "scan" codes in the input layer serve just to help users
> to map whatever the device emits into a proper input event code so that
> the rest of userspace would not have to care and would work with all
> types of devices (USB, PS/2, etc).
>
> I would not want to get to the point where the raw codes are used as a
> primary data source.

The "key" interface is not flexible enough at present.

> Again, I would prefer to keep EV_KEY/KEY_* as the primary event type for
> keys and buttons on all devices.

Primary, I think so.
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Krzysztof Halasa
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