Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:55:51 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, cokane@cokane.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, Marius Strobl <marius@alchemy.franken.de>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Maksim Yevmenkin <maksim.yevmenkin@gmail.com>, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/kbdmux kbdmux.c Message-ID: <20060301135551.GY27069@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <44054FB8.5010707@samsco.org> References: <200602252159.k1PLxT8G036312@repoman.freebsd.org> <4400D478.7060707@samsco.org> <bb4a86c70602251443i13879a2cw979596c60b86cd70@mail.gmail.com> <20060227194350.A57612@newtrinity.zeist.de> <bb4a86c70602271433g6a546df1iba2bbc9719039640@mail.gmail.com> <864q2j5voi.fsf@xps.des.no> <346a80220602282337n3a2786c1qf4f9358fa6be73d4@mail.gmail.com> <44054FB8.5010707@samsco.org>
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On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:39:36AM -0700, Scott Long wrote:
> Coleman Kane wrote:
> >On 2/28/06, *Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav* <des@des.no <mailto:des@des.no>> wrote:
> >
> > "Maksim Yevmenkin" <maksim.yevmenkin@gmail.com
> > <mailto:maksim.yevmenkin@gmail.com>> writes:
> > > we should make a decision which scancodes keyboard drivers should=
be
> > > returning and change kbdmux(4), syscons(4) etc. to support it.
> > >
> > > until then, i'm afraid, sun rs232 and powerpc adb keyboard drivers
> > > will have to translate their own scancodes into at scancodes (just
> > > like ukbd(4) does).
> >
> > Considering that ukbd(4) is the only kbd driver that runs on all
> > platforms, it might make sense to have all other drivers translate
> > their scancodes to ukbd(4) scancodes and use that in kbdmux(4) and
> > syscons(4).
> >
> >
> >I agree, especially since atkbdc's are rapidly being replaced by USB on=
=20
> >the platforms they were made for.
>=20
> Long term, yes, but what is the risk/benefit of doing this for 6.1?
If it doesn't work, we look like bloody idiots. 6.2 isn't that far
away, I'd think that anybody could manage waiting for it a little more
(especially if it goes into RELENG_6 just after the 6.1 branch).
The above not to be taken as a comment on the change, on which I am not
informed enough to hold an opinion.
Ceri
--=20
That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all.
-- Moliere
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