From: Dave Neuer <mr.fred.smoothie@gmail.com>
To: Joe Peterson <joe@skyrush.com>
Cc: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>,
linux-input@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] to drivers/input/evdev.c to add mixer device "/dev/input/events"
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:06:04 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <161717d505081513066c660129@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4300EF7C.9020500@skyrush.com>
On 8/15/05, Joe Peterson <joe@skyrush.com> wrote:
>
> So, overall, I agree that we should not invent hacks to make up for
> another software package's problems...
but also wrote:
> If the kernel could handle that aspect, it would make all programs more stable.
which seems a little contradictory.
However, Joe continued with:
> It does not sound right to push the handling of the intermittent nature
> to each user program.
Indeed. Each user program should not care about it. An event/hotplug
library should, and the user programs should use that. Like d-bus/HAL.
Dave
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-08-15 20:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-08-15 17:27 [PATCH] to drivers/input/evdev.c to add mixer device "/dev/input/events" Joe Peterson
2005-08-15 17:45 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2005-08-15 18:00 ` Joe Peterson
2005-08-15 18:57 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2005-08-15 19:39 ` Joe Peterson
2005-08-15 20:06 ` Dave Neuer [this message]
2005-08-15 20:13 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2005-08-15 20:23 ` Joe Peterson
2005-08-16 8:38 ` Helge Hafting
2005-08-15 20:24 ` Jon Smirl
2005-08-15 21:05 ` Jon Smirl
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