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SubjectRe: [PATCH] 2.5.17 /dev/ports
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> Alan you are thinking to PC here. On embedded devices that run X it is
> just extra over head to use the VT interface. It would be much lighter
> weigth to use the /dev/input/event interface. Personally I like to see
> KBDRATE and alot of other junk go away in the console code. Intead we
> just use the input api and /dev/fb with DRI. I have talked to Jim Getty
> about this and likes to see things head in this direction.

DRI ? What good is DRI to me on an embedded box. What good is an fb driver
when my hardware does text mode ? Why do I want the whole input layer loaded
for a single fixed keyboard controller, or a serial interface driven by user
mode ?


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