Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] Input: gpio_keys.c: Added support for device-tree platform data

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On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 6:39 AM, Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > +       - gpios: OF devcie-tree gpio specificatin.
>> > +       - label: Descriptive name of the key.
>> > +       - linux,code: Keycode to emit.
>>
>> The fact that this is the Linux internal keycode definitions still
>> makes me nervous.  Is there no existing standard for keycodes emitted
>> by keyboard devices?
>
> There is but no standard lookup table. For Intel MID we do a translation
> between Linux key names in the firmware and keycodes but there isn't a
> generic helper for it.

I suppose the Linux keycodes are exported out to userspace, and are
therefore an ABI which will not change.  Okay.

g.
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