linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] What are the goals for the architecture of an in-kernel IR system?

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Date:	Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:26:40 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Andy Walls <awalls@...ix.net>
Cc:	Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com>,
	Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@...telmus.de>,
	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, j@...nau.net, jarod@...hat.com,
	jarod@...sonet.com, kraxel@...hat.com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	mchehab@...hat.com, superm1@...ntu.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] What are the goals for the architecture of an in-kernel IR  system?

Andy Walls <awalls@...ix.net> writes:

> Yes, I agree.  I do not know what percentage of current Linux users are
> technical vs non-technical, so I cannot gauge the current improtance.
>
> I can see the trend line though: as time goes by, the percentage of all
> linux users that have a technical bent will only get smaller.

This IMHO shouldn't matter. If users can configure their keymaps for
e.g. games with a graphical utility (and  they easily can), they can do
the same with their remotes, at least with these using common sane
protocols. The only thing needed is a good GUI utility. Ergo - it's not
a kernel issue.

The "default bundled", or PnP, won't work well in comparison to a GUI
utility, I wouldn't worry about it too much (though adding it to udev
and co is trivial and we should do it - even if not PnP but asking first
about the actual remote used).
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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