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    SubjectRe: [RFC] [PATCH] Make ACPI button driver an input device

    On Thu 20-04-06 21:08:48, Alexey Starikovskiy wrote:
    > Martin Mares wrote:
    > >Hello!
    > >
    > >>Generic application does not need to know if power,
    > >>sleep, or lid button is pressed, so you will need to
    > >>intercept them from input stream... I cannot find any
    > >>reason to mix these buttons into input, do you?
    > >
    > >Neither does a generic application need to know if the
    > >NumLock key is just
    > >pressed. This doesn't mean anything.
    > >
    > >I don't see any reason for treating some keys or buttons
    > >differently.
    > >A key is just a key.

    > There is one special key anyway -- reset...

    Your point is? There's also hardware power button on many machines.
    They are not controllable by software => they are not relevant to this
    discussion.
    Pavel

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