Re: [RFC][PATCH] Input: define keys for WWAN and SES

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2013/11/28 Bastien Nocera <hadess@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Thu, 2013-11-28 at 13:32 +0100, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
>> I'm just not sure about possible scenarios. I imagined end-user
>> pressing SES button router and SES button on a device and complaining
>> it's not working (because of SES being interpreted as WPS).
>>
>> If you guys think we should just use WPS for the SES button, I'm OK with that.
>
> Isn't the fact that it returns WPS or SES an implementation detail?
>
> Is WPS vs. SES just a software choice, or a hardware one? If it's a
> hardware one, you'd expect to have other ways to discover whether SES or
> WPS was requested (because that's the one supported by the hardware). If
> it's a software choice, then you'd expect the button to one or the other
> based on the software stack.
>
> Or are both possible at the same time, and there are devices with both
> buttons?
>
> Seems that adding a note that other similar "pairing" methods for Wi-Fi
> could be triggered when the button is used, in input.h would be enough.

I think it's just a software thing (some EAP messages probably).

Thanks for your comments!

What about KEY_WWAN. Does it make sense to add it?

-- 
Rafał
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