Re: Exporting EV_SW SW_LID events from thinkpad-acpi to input layer

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On Saturday 16 June 2007 10:44, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> thinkpad-acpi can now be made to export EV_SW SW_LID events to the input
> layer.
> 
> However, most (all?) thinkpads will also generate ACPI notifications to
> \_SB.LID, on LID changes, i.e. this would duplicate an ACPI LID event, and I
> undertand ACPI is already moving to provide those over an input device by
> itself.
> 
> Given that situation, is it desireable for thinkpad-acpi to export EV_SW
> SW_LID events by itself (possibly duplicating an event that the ACPI layer
> will also issue)?  Or should I just ignore the lid events, and leave them
> for the ACPI layer to deal with?
> 

I would just rely on ACPI button driver to deliver EV_SW/SW_LID events.
After all there is only one lid switch on the box so having 2 input
devices rep[orting it is counter-intuitive.
 
-- 
Dmitry
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