Re: Input: sunkbd concern

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Tuesday 26 October 2004 08:06 pm, David S. Miller wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:33:04 -0500
> Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I have been looking at sunkbd.c and it seems that it attaches not only to
> > ports that speak SUNKBD protocol but also to ports that do not specify any
> > protocol:
> > 
> > 	if ((serio->type & SERIO_PROTO) && (serio->type & SERIO_PROTO) != SERIO_SUNKBD)
> > 		return;
> > 
> > Was that an oversight or it was done intentionally?
> 
> I believe it is intentional.
> 
> If SERIO_PROTO bits are all clear, this is supposed to have
> a special meaning in that any keyboard driver can claim
> the serio line.
> 
> So if it's the "wildcard" zero value, or specifically SERIO_SUNKBD,
> we'll attach to it.
> 

I would buy if I see another keyboard doing this, but so far only sunkbd
does this. The rest of keyboards connecting to a RS232-type ports require
exact protocol match...

The background is that I am trying to create a bus "match" function for
serio and trying to understand the requirements... 
 
-- 
Dmitry
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