Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 9 Dec 2010 01:25:02 -0800 | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH] input: Introduce device information ioctl |
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On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 08:04:50PM +0100, Henrik Rydberg wrote: > > One concern is that while 32 distinct device types should be enough > > > should we plan for larger capability array? Should we use variable > > length ioctl - like EVIOCGKEY(len) - even though Arnd does not like > > them? > > > Sounds good, but then again the struct approach feels quite extensible too... >
Actually the more I think about it the less I like idea of extending the struct because while keeping ABI is pretty easy there are other issues.
I'll CC you on EVIOCGKEYCODE patch so you can see my concerns.
-- Dmitry
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