Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932882AbZLMBRV (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:17:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932737AbZLMBRT (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:17:19 -0500 Received: from mail.lang.hm ([64.81.33.126]:60564 "HELO bifrost.lang.hm" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932680AbZLMBRP (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:17:15 -0500 Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:04:16 -0800 (PST) From: david@lang.hm X-X-Sender: dlang@asgard.lang.hm To: Krzysztof Halasa cc: Devin Heitmueller , Christoph Bartelmus , dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com, j@jannau.net, jarod@redhat.com, linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org, mchehab@redhat.com, superm1@ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [RFC] Should we create a raw input interface for IR's ? - Was: Re: [PATCH 1/3 v2] lirc core device driver infrastructure In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <829197380911231354y764e01b7hc0c5721b3ebf1f26@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1446 Lines: 33 On Mon, 23 Nov 2009, Krzysztof Halasa wrote: > Devin Heitmueller writes: > >> There is an argument to be made that since it may be desirable for >> both IR receivers and transmitters to share the same table of remote >> control definitions, it might make sense to at least *consider* how >> the IR transmitter interface is going to work, even if it is decided >> to not implement such a design in the first revision. >> >> Personally, I would hate to see a situation where we find out that we >> took a bad approach because nobody considered what would be required >> for IR transmitters to reuse the same remote control definition data. > > I briefly though about such possibility, but dismissed it with > assumption that we won't transmit the same codes (including "key" codes) > that we receive. > > Perhaps I'm wrong. I could definantly see this happening. the computer receives the 'play' button from a dvd remote, issues commands to control the audio system, dim lights, and then sends the 'play' button to the DVD player inside a cabinet where it can't see the remote directly. but in any case, it shouldn't be hard to share a table of mappings. David Lang -- 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/