Re: [PATCH] Console keyboard events and accessibility

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:57:18 +0200
Samuel Thibault [off-list ref] 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?