linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v2] Another approach to IR

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Message-ID: <20091201175400.GA19259@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:54:01 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
Cc:	Devin Heitmueller <dheitmueller@...nellabs.com>,
	Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com>,
	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>, awalls@...ix.net,
	j@...nau.net, jarod@...hat.com, jarod@...sonet.com, khc@...waw.pl,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, lirc-list@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	superm1@...ntu.com, Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@...telmus.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC v2] Another approach to IR

On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 03:29:44PM -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> 
> For sure we need to add an EVIOSETPROTO ioctl to allow the driver 
> to change the protocol in runtime.
> 

Mauro,

I think this kind of confuguration belongs to lirc device space,
not input/evdev. This is the same as protocol selection for psmouse
module: while it is normally auto-detected we have sysfs attribute to
force one or another and it is tied to serio device, not input
device.

-- 
Dmitry
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