Re: ps2 keyboard filter hook

Dan Streetman (ddstreet@us.ibm.com)
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 18:14:05 -0400 (EDT)


>> Vojtech, could you comment on if the above is possible using the input
>layer?
>
>Yes, and quite easily it'll fit into the input layer. Basically the way
>to do it would be to open the PS/2 port in the filter driver (thus
>disabling the normal keyboard driver to open it) and then register a new
>PS/2 port which the normal keyboard driver would attach to.

Sweet! Thanks.

I assume this (along with the linux-console stuff) won't make it into the 2.4
kernel for a while though, until after it's been in 2.5 for a while?

Thanks again!

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