Re: [PATCH] [media] rc: ir-spi: add support for IR LEDs connected with SPI

[Andi Shyti]

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