Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752896AbZKZVjO (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:39:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752560AbZKZVjN (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:39:13 -0500 Received: from mail-pw0-f42.google.com ([209.85.160.42]:59351 "EHLO mail-pw0-f42.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752035AbZKZVjL (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:39:11 -0500 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=references:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:mime-version:subject:date:cc; b=XBgC5HtlFRnfRTUalkZK+9wVct+JcsLrrXpuomOC05oTP+vSlmqmuEogP0DJeevp0R tVZ3YXKkkA3RLqNdKATMA5V2ylmHV7hxTPIn9ywH1MmCJduruNFQ8CHNoJKu9Yqo+8KT iRwIi/1oNwEo5Ud4b1lVyQvqAHjOtfUp7XND0= References: <200910200956.33391.jarod@redhat.com> <200910200958.50574.jarod@redhat.com> <4B0A765F.7010204@redhat.com> <4B0A81BF.4090203@redhat.com> <20091123173726.GE17813@core.coreip.homeip.net> <20091126052155.GD23244@core.coreip.homeip.net> Message-Id: <1F6BE32B-13EE-4FB4-96AD-D4526F435777@gmail.com> From: Dmitry Torokhov To: Krzysztof Halasa In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (7C144) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 7C144) Subject: Re: [RFC] Should we create a raw input interface for IR's ? - Was: Re: [PATCH 1/3 v2] lirc core device driver infrastructure Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:39:09 -0800 Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab , Jarod Wilson , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Mario Limonciello , "linux-input@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-media@vger.kernel.org" , Janne Grunau , Christoph Bartelmus Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 966 Lines: 33 On Nov 26, 2009, at 9:46 AM, Krzysztof Halasa wrote: > Dmitry Torokhov writes: > >> In what way the key interface is unsufficient for delivering button >> events? > > At present: 128 different keys only (RC5: one group). Where did this limitation come from? We have more than 256 keycodes already _defined_ in the input core and we can add more if needed. > One remote per > device only. Why would you want more? One physical device usually corresponds to a logical device. If you have 2 remotes create 2 devices. > The protocol itself doesn't have the above limitations, but has > others, > with are acceptable for key input. > -- > Krzysztof Halasa -- Dmitry -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/