linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Should we create a raw input interface for IR's ?

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Date:	Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:53:02 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
Cc:	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...sonet.com>,
	Devin Heitmueller <dheitmueller@...nellabs.com>,
	Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@...telmus.de>, awalls@...ix.net,
	j@...nau.net, jarod@...hat.com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	mchehab@...hat.com, superm1@...ntu.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] Should we create a raw input interface for IR's ?

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 09:49:28PM +0100, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> Jarod Wilson <jarod@...sonet.com> writes:
> 
> > Well, we've got a number of IOCTLs already, could extend those.
> > (Although its been suggested elsewhere that we replace the IOCTLs with
> > sysfs knobs).
> 
> Not sure if sysfs would be fast enough.
> 

Why would sysfs write be slower than ioctl?

-- 
Dmitry
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