linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/28] kgdboc,keyboard: Keyboard driver for kdb with kgdb

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Date:	Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:42:26 -0600
From:	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
CC:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/28] kgdboc,keyboard: Keyboard driver for kdb with kgdb

Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>
>> The original logic for putting next to the keyboard.c was because they
>> are both fighting for the same HW.  Please let me know if this changes
>> your mind, else I will go ahead and move the keyboard implementation
>> into the kernel/debug/kdb.
>>
>>     
>
> It does not behause in 2.6 the driver talking to the i8042 is called
> i8042.c and it is located in drivers/input/serio.
> drivers/char/keyboard.c does not talk directly to hardware anymore and
> pc_keyb.c is long gone.
>
> Given the fact that your code does not implement a character device I do
> not see any reason for it to live in drivers/char.
>   

I buy your logic.   I have moved the kdb_keyboard.c to
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_keyboard.c.

Can I assume we have reached closure on this patch for the short term?

Eventually I would like to to get rid of kdb_keyboard.c entirely and
replace it with some kind of way to atomically poll the input devices,
but this is longer term.

Thanks,
Jason.
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