Re: [PATCH 1/5] [media] ir-rx51: port to rc-core

[Sean Young]

On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 01:07:52PM +0000, Sean Young wrote:
> Hi Ivo,,
> 
> On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 01:30:01PM +0200, Ivaylo Dimitrov wrote:
> > On 20.12.2016 19:50, Sean Young wrote:
> > >This driver was written using lirc since rc-core did not support
> > >transmitter-only hardware at that time. Now that it does, port
> > >this driver.
> > >
> > >Compile tested only.
> > >
> > 
> > I guess after that change, there will be no more /dev/lircN device, right?
> > Neither will LIRC_XXX IOCTL codes be supported?
> 
> Quite the opposite, /dev/lircN and all the LIRC_XXX ioctls will still be
> supported through ir-lirc-codec.c.
> 
> By using rc-core, the driver will be more succinct, and some latent bugs
> will be fixed. For example, at the moment it is possible to write hours
> of IR data and keep the n900 from suspending.
> 
> I'm working on lirc scancode sending and receiving using the IR encoders,
> and when that is in place, any rc-core driver will get it for free.
> 
> > That looks to me as a completely new driver, not a port to new API.
> > 
> > Right now there are applications using the current behaviour (pierogi for
> > example), which will be broken by the change.
> 
> Nothing should break.

Speaking of which, if you would please test this, that would be great. My
N900 died many years ago.

Many thanks,

Sean