linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/18] lirc driver for the ATI USB RF remote receiver

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Message-ID: <20080910143054.GA32156@anvil.corenet.prv>
Date:	Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:30:54 -0400
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Jarod Wilson <jwilson@...hat.com>,
	Ville Syrj?l? <syrjala@....fi>, Janne Grunau <j@...nau.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@...telmus.de>,
	lirc-list@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/18] lirc driver for the ATI USB RF remote receiver

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 09:37:19AM -0400, Jon Smirl wrote:
> A second issue is that some IR drivers are completely in user space.
> Is there a mechanism for these user space drivers to send events down
> into the input layer? These events would then get queued with the
> other kernel generated events and be delivered to consuming apps in
> order.
> 

Uinput driver (/dev/uinput, drivers/input/misc/uinput.c) can be used to
inject events into kernel for subsequent distribution through normal
interfaces (console, evdev, etc).

-- 
Dmitry
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