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Message-ID: <20080122081931.GC5591@suse.cz> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:19:31 +0100 From: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz> To: Francis Moreau <francis.moro@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux and remote control device On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 09:01:10AM +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to add support for my Infrared remote control to Linux. > > So far I only see LIRCD project that make the kernel support > such device but I'm not sure if this project is the best choice > since it's not part of mainline kernels. And there are certainly > good reasons which I'm not aware of. > > Another possibility is to make the remote controle device an input > device. But I see several flaws: > > - The IR receiver on my board can't be use as a transmitter any > more The input subsystem moves events in both directions. It would need some additional hacking to work with IR transmitters, but it might be possible. > - All scancodes are embedded in the kernel. While they reside in the kernel, they can be changed from userspace. > Do you think it's still the way to go despite the 2 points raised above ? It might be, but I'm not 100% convinced either. -- Vojtech Pavlik Director SuSE Labs -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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