linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Console keyboard events and accessibility

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Message-Id: <20070821130233.58faaa8a.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:02:33 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>
Cc:	linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dtor@...l.ru, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Console keyboard events and accessibility

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:57:18 +0200
Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org> wrote:

> Some external modules like Speakup need to use the PC keyboard to control
> them and also need to get keyboard feedback (caps lock status, etc.)
> 
> This adds a keyboard notifier that such modules can use to get the keyboard
> events and possibly eat them, at several stages:

Adding hooks for non-merged modules is considered sinful.  Making these new
exports EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL might ease the pain.

Is there any prospect of getting at least one of these "external modules
like Speakup" merged into mainline?

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