linux-kernel - Re: [linux-usb-devel] [DOC] The documentation for HID Simple Driver Interface 0.5.0

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Date:	Tue, 6 Mar 2007 11:52:01 +0000
From:	"Harold Sargeant" <harold-sargeant@...world.com>
To:	"Li Yu" <liyu@...ss.com.cn>
Cc:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	"Jiri Kosina" <jikos@...os.cz>,
	"Vincent Legoll" <vincentlegoll@...il.com>,
	linux-usb-devel <linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"Greg Kroah Hartman" <greg@...ah.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Li Yu" <raise.sail@...il.com>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] [DOC] The documentation for HID Simple Driver Interface 0.5.0

On 06/03/07, Li Yu <liyu@...ss.com.cn> wrote:
> Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > If we define HID "bus" allowing drivers to bind on VID:PID and provide
> > default library module for parsing HID reports and providing access to
> > HID transports (USB/BT) then writing tiny drivers adjusting just a
> > part of hid_input_event and relying on default implemenattaion where
> > it makes sense will become a breeze.
> >
> >

> But (You may guess I will say this word :), before the HID bus or other
> better
> implementation come , I hope use the extended keys of my keyboard on
> Linux, and I guess other people
> also think same with me, so we need something here temporarily, even it
> do not merge
> into upstream code tree.

And until something better comes along I am happy to use what Li Yu
has produced (speaking as an ordinary user).

Thanks

--
Harold Sargeant
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