linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Map volume and brightness events on thinkpads

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Date:	Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:20:10 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>,
	Jeremy Katz <katzj@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	davej@...hat.com, Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Map volume and brightness events on thinkpads

On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 12:14:32PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> IOW, I think the thinkpad issue (and others like it) should be fixed by 
> splitting up the KEY_VOLUMEUP "key" into separate KEY_VOLUMEUP and 
> KEY_VOLUMEUP_NOTIFY key events, so that downstream user mode (and the 
> kernel itself, for that matter) can know whether it's a informational 
> message or whether it should be acted upon.

In principle I agree, but userspace already handles it. While it's 
certainly more correct, I'm not sure it provides any other real 
advantage.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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