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

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Message-ID: <20071023233403.GD8224@khazad-dum.debian.net>
Date:	Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:34:03 -0200
From:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jeremy Katz <katzj@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	davej@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Map volume and brightness events on thinkpads

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> in question. Probably simply adding separate key notify events (such
> as KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP_NOTIFY) to EV_KEY instead of creating EV_NOTIFY is
> not such a bad idea - this way we can fix keymap from userspace (if
> needed) instead of needing to modify the krenel.

That is a killer argument for EV_KEY over EV_NOTIFY if I have ever seen one.

> So, EV_KEY (and extending KEY_MAX to 1024) or EV_NOTIFY?

EV_KEY, please.

-- 
  "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh
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