linux-kernel - Re: Add INPUT support to toshiba

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Date:	Thu, 31 May 2007 16:46:56 +0100
From:	Richard Hughes <hughsient@...il.com>
To:	Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>
Cc:	John Belmonte <john@...gie.net>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-acpi <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Add INPUT support to toshiba_acpi

On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 14:44 +0100, Richard Hughes wrote:
> Nope, impossible AFAICS. The hardware is just broken. Windows XP has an
> toshiba supplied daemon that polls, so I think we have to just bite the
> bullet.

... adding in reply in different thread...

On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 10:37 -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Please use input-polldev to set up polled devices. It
> will create work queue for you and will make sure that polling is
> stopped when device is closed. 

Okay, I had never heard of this. I've done the suggested changes in the
attached patch. Please can you have a look and make sure I'm being sane.

> Also I don't think you want to use
> KEY_BREAK. What is the expected function of that key?

It's a "lock" key, I really want KEY_LOCK added to input.h, but that
might prove difficult. For now I've used KEY_CLEAR, yell if you think
there's a better one to substitute or if you guys want me to add get a
constant added to input.h.

Thanks for the review.

Richard.

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