Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 May 2002 09:30:48 -0700 (PDT) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.17 /dev/ports |
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>On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 03:58:38PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > IOCTL is ineed the way to go to implement such functionality... > > > > > > Yes, the EVIOCSREP ioctl will be the one soon (works for USB > > > keyboards now). > > > > The KBDRATE ioctl is already supported by all other keyboard drivers > > and used by XFree86.... > >Correct. And it'll work on USB as well once the console code is >interfaced to USB better than just by injecting scancodes into >pc_keyb.c. > >KBDRATE will work on console, while EVIOCSREP will work if you open the >keyboard as an event device.
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.
P.S Jim Getty was working on having X windows using the input api :-)
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