Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers/media/rc/ir-nec-decode : add toggle feature

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Em Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:59:49 +0200
Niels Laukens <niels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu:

> On 2014-06-19 11:05, David Härdeman wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 10:25:29AM +0200, Niels Laukens wrote:
> >> Made the distinction between repeated key presses, and a single long
> >> press. The NEC-protocol does not have a toggle-bit (cfr RC5/RC6), but
> >> has specific repeat-codes.
> > 
> > Not all NEC remotes use repeat codes. Some just transmit the full code
> > at fixed intervals...IIRC, Pioneer remotes is (was?) one example... 
> 
> A way to cover this, is to make this mechanism optional, and
> auto-activate as soon as a repeat code is seen. But that will only work
> reliably with a single (type of) remote per system. Is this a better
> solution?

No, auto-activating is a very bad idea, as it means that any NEC remote,
if ever pressed in the room, will change the driver behavior. We should be
able to support both cases: the one with specific repeat codes and the
ones that don't support, at the same time.

Regards,
Mauro
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