From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 1 13:56:00 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBCD316A420; Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:56:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from shrike.submonkey.net (cpc2-cdif2-0-0-cust107.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.104.168.108]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19DF643D45; Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:55:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from ceri by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1FERnz-000PvX-G6; Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:55:51 +0000 Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:55:51 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: Scott Long Message-ID: <20060301135551.GY27069@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , Scott Long , cokane@cokane.org, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav , Maksim Yevmenkin , cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Marius Strobl References: <200602252159.k1PLxT8G036312@repoman.freebsd.org> <4400D478.7060707@samsco.org> <20060227194350.A57612@newtrinity.zeist.de> <864q2j5voi.fsf@xps.des.no> <346a80220602282337n3a2786c1qf4f9358fa6be73d4@mail.gmail.com> <44054FB8.5010707@samsco.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="rUztinBX/EQDJOOk" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44054FB8.5010707@samsco.org> X-PGP: finger ceri@FreeBSD.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: Ceri Davies Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, cokane@cokane.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, Marius Strobl , cvs-all@freebsd.org, Maksim Yevmenkin , Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/kbdmux kbdmux.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:56:01 -0000 --rUztinBX/EQDJOOk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:39:36AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > Coleman Kane wrote: > >On 2/28/06, *Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav* > wrote: > > > > "Maksim Yevmenkin" > > 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 --rUztinBX/EQDJOOk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEBafnocfcwTS3JF8RAgwBAJ41voc5pZTYCUyqkzkOVkVHkdlfZACfXj/1 jaHkdrqSfgWfAEBpABTgH4g= =LBGQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --rUztinBX/EQDJOOk--