Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:03:33 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] V3 - Implementation of IR support using the input subsystem |
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Hi!
> What should the IR API look like? How are IR events mapped into > keyboard events? Should they be mapped? Map them in the kernel or in > user space? The maps are tiny, less than 1K per remote. Sysfs can > be used to load maps into the kernel driver. Make maps only for the > common buttons and don't map unusual ones?
Map them in kernel, in analogy with normal keyboards.
> How should multiple remotes be handled? Split them out into > individual input devices, or group them onto a single IR device? I > can implement either.
Individual input devices, I'd say... so that app can only listen for 'its' remote.
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