linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [media] rc: ir-spi: add support for IR LEDs connected with SPI

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Date:	Fri, 1 Jul 2016 23:00:42 +0900
From:	Andi Shyti <andi@...zian.org>
To:	Sean Young <sean@...s.org>
Cc:	Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...sung.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@....samsung.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andi Shyti <andi@...zian.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [media] rc: ir-spi: add support for IR LEDs connected
 with SPI

Hi Sean,

> > > Also I don't see what justifies this new interface. This can be 
> > > implemented in rc-core in less lines of code and it will be entirely 
> > > compatible with existing user-space.
> > 
> > Also here I'm getting a bit confused. When I started writing
> > this, I didn't even know of the existence of a remote controlling
> > framework, but then I run across this:
> > 
> > "LIRC is a package that allows you to decode and send infra-red
> > signals of many (but not all) commonly used remote controls. "
> > 
> > taken from lirc.org: my case is exactly falling into this
> > description.
> > 
> > Am I missing anything?
> 
> See drivers/staging/media/lirc/TODO: "All drivers should either be 
> ported to ir-core, or dropped entirely".  ir-core has since been renamed 
> to rc-core; it is uses for non-IR purposes like cec.
> 
> lirc exists as the user-space ABI but not it is not the preferred 
> framework for kernel space.

I missed this part and now what you say makes sense.

> I'm happy to help. 

I will do as you recommend and thanks a lot, appreciated :)

Andi