linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/1] input: keyboard: add qci keyboard driver

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Message-ID: <20100907221407.GA22259@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:14:08 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Neil Leeder <nleeder@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Horace Fu <horace.fu@...ntatw.com>, Hsin.Wu@...ntatw.com,
	mcuos.com@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] input: keyboard: add qci keyboard driver

On Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 05:57:59PM -0400, Neil Leeder wrote:
> On 9/3/2010 4:37 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >
> >Does this mean you are not interested in getting drivers for the current
> >generation of hardware to mainline?
> 
> Hi Dmitry,
> 
> That's correct - I don't think there is much future for the current
> hardware if we can come up with a cleaner solution for the new
> versions. 

Ah, OK, I see.

> I will test 0xF5 with the new hardware.  I think we may
> still need a new keyboard driver, just rewritten to have a serio
> backend.

It would be great if newer hardware could make use of the atkbd driver
(if it is going to use serio + PS/2 ports on the EC).

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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