[linux-dvb] Re: [vdr] Lirc and Kernel 2.6.0.test8

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Florian Steinel wrote:
> Patrick Boettcher wrote:
>
> > Hello List,
> >
> > For all of you who want to use the latest test kernel, at least for 
> > all of
> > you who have to use the latest test kernel (me). Here you can find the
> > basic kernel patch, which included lirc into the kernel and made it
> > accessable through make menuconfig (Device Driver -> Char Device - Linux
> > Infrared Control, if i remember correctly).
> >
> >  
> ...
>
> > I use a homebrew ir-recv so lirc_serial is needed.
> > I compiled it as a module and follow the howto on lirc.org (modprobe ..,
> > mknod, setserial).
> > I use Debian so I installed the lirc and liblircclient0 package (not the
> > kernel modules) and everything works fine for me.
> How about porting the av7110 ir input module for 2.6.0 to serial input 
> and get rid of lirc (kernel modules)?
> That what i found so far:
> http://www.vdrportal.de/board/thread.php?threadid=6791&sid=
>
> @Holger:
> How difficult is this?
not too difficuilt, just take one of the serial drivers as base and call 
hook in the event input calls.

> (Can an userspace prog create input events?)
:) this would mean a microkernel-alike architecture, right? It's a bit 
more complicated than the approach outlined above:

Either use a framework like FUSD or write a dummy-module which registers 
a hidden device (e.g. a proc- or private device in the /dev directory) 
and translates everything you write into this device into input events 
and then calls the appropriate input_XXX() functions. I suppose the 
latter approach will cause less troubles in the future because you don't 
have the dependency into an external project...

Holger



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