Re: [PATCH] Console keyboard events and accessibility

[Andrew Morton]

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:57:18 +0200
Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Some external modules like Speakup need to use the PC keyboard to control
> them and also need to get keyboard feedback (caps lock status, etc.)
> 
> This adds a keyboard notifier that such modules can use to get the keyboard
> events and possibly eat them, at several stages:

Adding hooks for non-merged modules is considered sinful.  Making these new
exports EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL might ease the pain.

Is there any prospect of getting at least one of these "external modules
like Speakup" merged into mainline?

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