From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: Parag Warudkar <kernel-stuff@comcast.net>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org,
Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Subject: Re: PowerBook5,8 - TrackPad update
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:52:09 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200512241952.10687.dtor_core@ameritech.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1135470801.6387.1.camel@localhost.localdomain>
On Saturday 24 December 2005 19:33, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
>
> > It should be doable once in gpm, all other apps can use gpm's repeater
> > mode...
> >
> > > When it's in raw mode for use by the synaptics X driver, if course, it's
> > > expected that those things are to be done by that driver.
> >
> > ...but you are right, doing it in /dev/input/mice emulation layer
> > makes some sense. OTOH I thought we were moving away from
> > /dev/input/mice... Its Dmitry's call I guess.
>
> Heh, yes, it is. No hurry anyway, I finally got synaptics working
> properly in X ...
>
> Why would we move away from the mouse mux ? It's proven to be very
> useful to me at least :)
>
It is very limited - number of buttons, wheels, etc. Once X supports
hotplugging mouse multipexor outgrows its usefullness (GPM can simply
be restarted every time we detect new input device).
--
Dmitry
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From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>,
Michael Hanselmann <linux-kernel@hansmi.ch>,
Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>,
Parag Warudkar <kernel-stuff@comcast.net>,
debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, johannes@sipsolutions.net
Subject: Re: PowerBook5,8 - TrackPad update
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:52:09 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200512241952.10687.dtor_core@ameritech.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1135470801.6387.1.camel@localhost.localdomain>
On Saturday 24 December 2005 19:33, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
>
> > It should be doable once in gpm, all other apps can use gpm's repeater
> > mode...
> >
> > > When it's in raw mode for use by the synaptics X driver, if course, it's
> > > expected that those things are to be done by that driver.
> >
> > ...but you are right, doing it in /dev/input/mice emulation layer
> > makes some sense. OTOH I thought we were moving away from
> > /dev/input/mice... Its Dmitry's call I guess.
>
> Heh, yes, it is. No hurry anyway, I finally got synaptics working
> properly in X ...
>
> Why would we move away from the mouse mux ? It's proven to be very
> useful to me at least :)
>
It is very limited - number of buttons, wheels, etc. Once X supports
hotplugging mouse multipexor outgrows its usefullness (GPM can simply
be restarted every time we detect new input device).
--
Dmitry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-25 0:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-15 21:43 PowerBook5,8 - TrackPad update Parag Warudkar
2005-11-15 23:06 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-11-15 23:12 ` Parag Warudkar
[not found] ` <111520052143.16540.437A5680000BE8A60000409C220076369200009A9B9CD3040A 029D0A05@comcast.net>
2005-11-16 12:02 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-21 23:57 ` Parag Warudkar
2005-11-21 23:57 ` Parag Warudkar
2005-11-22 0:08 ` Parag Warudkar
2005-11-22 0:08 ` Parag Warudkar
2005-11-22 12:51 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-22 12:51 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-29 0:06 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-11-29 0:06 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-11-29 6:11 ` Parag Warudkar
2005-11-29 7:50 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-11-29 7:50 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-11-29 10:38 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-29 10:38 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-29 16:11 ` Parag Warudkar
2005-11-29 16:11 ` Parag Warudkar
2005-11-30 11:17 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-30 11:17 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-30 22:39 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-11-30 22:39 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-11-30 23:46 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-11-30 23:46 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-02 14:28 ` Stelian Pop
2005-12-02 14:28 ` Stelian Pop
2005-12-04 22:42 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-04 22:42 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-06 3:38 ` Andy Botting
2005-12-06 3:38 ` Andy Botting
2005-12-06 21:12 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-06 21:12 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-09 23:33 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-09 23:33 ` Michael Hanselmann
2005-12-23 23:59 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-23 23:59 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-24 11:52 ` René Nussbaumer
2005-12-24 11:52 ` René Nussbaumer
2005-12-24 20:17 ` Pavel Machek
2005-12-24 20:17 ` Pavel Machek
2005-12-24 22:27 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-24 22:27 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-24 23:19 ` Pavel Machek
2005-12-24 23:19 ` Pavel Machek
2005-12-25 0:33 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-25 0:33 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2005-12-25 0:52 ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
2005-12-25 0:52 ` Dmitry Torokhov
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-11-16 15:40 Parag Warudkar
2005-11-16 15:43 Parag Warudkar
2005-11-16 15:49 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-16 16:07 Parag Warudkar
2005-11-16 16:13 ` Johannes Berg
2005-11-29 6:17 Parag Warudkar
2005-12-02 17:02 Parag Warudkar
2005-12-02 17:02 ` Parag Warudkar
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