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Message-Id: <200610120048.19953.luming.yu@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:48:19 +0800
From:	Yu Luming <luming.yu@...il.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Alessandro Guido <alessandro.guido@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, len.brown@...el.com,
	jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de, gelma@...ma.net, ismail@...dus.org.tr
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-mm2] acpi: add backlight support to the sony_acpi driver

> > It would have to be DMI-based to some extent - not all Sonys use the
> > same keys for the same purpose. Misery ensues.
>
> Then we need to add keymap table to the sonypi's input device so that
> keymap can be changed from userspace.
If some key is physically broken, I agree configurable keymap is the only 
solution. But, I don't see any other benefit of doing so, if we expect 
platform specific driver report meaningful key code to input layer.

Thanks,
Luming
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