Hi Sean, > > > Also I don't see what justifies this new interface. This can be > > > implemented in rc-core in less lines of code and it will be entirely > > > compatible with existing user-space. > > > > Also here I'm getting a bit confused. When I started writing > > this, I didn't even know of the existence of a remote controlling > > framework, but then I run across this: > > > > "LIRC is a package that allows you to decode and send infra-red > > signals of many (but not all) commonly used remote controls. " > > > > taken from lirc.org: my case is exactly falling into this > > description. > > > > Am I missing anything? > > See drivers/staging/media/lirc/TODO: "All drivers should either be > ported to ir-core, or dropped entirely". ir-core has since been renamed > to rc-core; it is uses for non-IR purposes like cec. > > lirc exists as the user-space ABI but not it is not the preferred > framework for kernel space. I missed this part and now what you say makes sense. > I'm happy to help. I will do as you recommend and thanks a lot, appreciated :) Andi -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
