On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:39:36AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > Coleman Kane wrote: > >On 2/28/06, *Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL > >PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > "Maksim Yevmenkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> 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 > >the platforms they were made for. > > 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
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