[linux-dvb] [patch 0/8] budget_ci: improve IR input handling

[Oliver Endriss]

Torgeir Veimo wrote:
> 
> On 3 Oct 2006, at 21:43, C.Y.M wrote:
> 
> > David Härdeman wrote:
> >> On Tue, October 3, 2006 2:33, C.Y.M said:
> >>> David Härdeman wrote:
> >>>> This series of patches includes a number of bugfixes and changes  
> >>>> to the
> >>>> IR input handling of the budget-ci driver.
> >>> If these patches are successful, can they also be implemented  
> >>> into the
> >>> regular nexus-s ir drivers too?
> >>
> >> Which driver is that? av7110?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> >>
> >>> I have the same lirc issues with my full featured
> >>> nexus card as others do with hauppauge budget cards.
> >>
> >> I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow...the ir driver for the av7110  
> >> uses
> >> the Linux input system (i.e. appears as a keyboard more or less),  
> >> why use
> >> LIRC? Exactly what issues do you have?
> >
> > If I want to use Mythtv with the Nexus-S, then I have to use LIRC.   
> > But,
> > everyone that I talk to with a hauppauge card seems to have a  
> > "double key press"
> > problem when trying to use LIRC with those built in IR sensors.
> 
> Those double keypress issues are also present when using the linux  
> input system, it's not LIRC dependent at all.

In fact there are _no_ double key press issues with the input system.

The 'problem' is that the keyboard driver and the the application
attached to /dev/input/eventX receive a key press from the remote
control.

Solution:
The application must grab the input device for exclusive access.
In other words: Get LIRC fixed. ;-)

Oliver

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