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

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On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:01:22 -0700
Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 07:25:37AM -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Right, keycodes form ABI that will not change.
> 
> Another option would be to use codes from HID usage tables but then
> they would have to be translated to Linux ones.

Dmitry, will you accept this patch also?
Until now, part 2/2 is in your tree, thanks for that, but I'd like to know if
this part (1/2) will also be accepted?

Best regards,

-- 
David Jander
Protonic Holland.
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