Jarod Wilson [off-list ref] writes:

Took me a minute to figure out exactly what you were talking about.
You're referring to the current in-kernel decoding done on an ad-hoc
basis for assorted remotes bundled with capture devices, correct?

Yes.

Well, is there any reason most of those drivers with
currently-in-kernel-but-badly-broken decoding can't be converted to
use the lirc interface if its merged into the kernel?

For many of them "lirc mode" can be easily _added_.
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Krzysztof Halasa