[mythtv-users] Sony PS3 BD remote - kernel autorepeat with LIRC, etc [BlueZ PATCH]

[David Kubicek]

Hello,

some of you might find this patch useful, it's for the latest Bluetooth 
driver (BlueZ 4.60) of the PS3 remote. This user-space driver is 
reporting press/release events via uinput module into kernel. This works 
fine, but there is no autorepeat.

Using the remote directly under X gets soft autorepeat from Xorg, but 
what about console users and mouse emulation via lircmd and all users 
with complex LIRC configurations? No, X autorepeat will not do. I needed 
kernel-based autorepeat, which would work in every configuration and 
would be tunable using standard tools. Xorg/evdev input is nice and easy 
to set up, but extremely limited as to what can be done with it in a 
"one remote, no mouse and a bunch of applications" scenario. :) I need 
all features working independently of X (like under LIRC).

Luckily for us, the PS3 remote emits press/release events, much like a 
regular keyboard, which means it's up to the OS to implement whatever 
conventions exist with regard to input keyboard-like devices. One of the 
conventions is autorepeat and its characteristics. We shouldn't rely on 
3rd party applications (like Xorg) to make this work.

I'm attaching two patches for BlueZ. One for clean 4.60, the other is 
for Kitlaan's version (deb repository with extra PS3 patches). Both 
enable kernel-level autorepeat for fakehid.c devices.

Enjoy.

-- 
David Kubicek
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