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

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Date:	Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:19:32 +0000
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
	linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, dtor@...l.ru
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Console keyboard events and accessibility

On Tue 2007-08-21 22:49:51, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Jan Engelhardt, le Tue 21 Aug 2007 22:42:24 +0200, a écrit :
> > >- keycodes: even before translation into keysym.
> > 
> > They can use the raw xlation for that.
> 
> For userland, yes.  This is for kernel modules.

And should speakup be a kernel module? Why?

It looks doable from userland:

/dev/vcsa tells you what is on screen. Maybe you need to add poll()
support?

/dev/input allows you to get keys pressed.

What is missing? Yes, you may want to do a small kernel module to read
kernel bootup messages. Anything more?
							Pavel
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