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Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:50:59 -0200
From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
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To: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
CC: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>,
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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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Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> In what way the key interface is unsufficient for delivering button
>> events?
> 
> At present: 128 different keys only (RC5: one group). One remote per
> device only.
> 
> The protocol itself doesn't have the above limitations, but has others,
> with are acceptable for key input.

This is not a limit at the input subsystem. It were a design decision for
some drivers at the V4L subsystem that we need to change.

Cheers,
Mauro.
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