input device sysfs stuff

input device sysfs stuff

[Ryan Lortie]

In reference to:
http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg239561.html

I'm running linux 2.6.3-bk5 and in my /sys/class/input/mouse* and event*
directories i only have one file 'dev'.  There are no 'device' and
'driver' symlinks.

Most people I've asked about this only have 'dev'.  I've found one
person who has the other files in place but I can't determine what's
different about our setups.

Is there maybe a patch I'm missing.

I'm not on the list so please direct replies to me directly.

Thanks,
Ryan



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Re: input device sysfs stuff

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:06:19AM -0500, Ryan Lortie wrote:
> In reference to:
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg239561.html
> 
> I'm running linux 2.6.3-bk5 and in my /sys/class/input/mouse* and event*
> directories i only have one file 'dev'.  There are no 'device' and
> 'driver' symlinks.

Only USB devices will create those extra symlinks at this time.  I'm
guessing you are using a PS/2 type device, right?

thanks,

greg k-h


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Re: input device sysfs stuff

[Ryan Lortie]

Actually, ADB.  Thanks for the help.  (I plugged a USB mouse in and it
worked)

Any idea on the projected time for adb/ps2/etc devices being supported
properly?

Ryan

On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 19:23, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:06:19AM -0500, Ryan Lortie wrote:
> > In reference to:
> > http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg239561.html
> > 
> > I'm running linux 2.6.3-bk5 and in my /sys/class/input/mouse* and event*
> > directories i only have one file 'dev'.  There are no 'device' and
> > 'driver' symlinks.
> 
> Only USB devices will create those extra symlinks at this time.  I'm
> guessing you are using a PS/2 type device, right?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 



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Re: input device sysfs stuff

[Greg KH]

On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 11:20:41PM -0500, Ryan Lortie wrote:
> Actually, ADB.  Thanks for the help.  (I plugged a USB mouse in and it
> worked)
> 
> Any idea on the projected time for adb/ps2/etc devices being supported
> properly?

"properly"?  What do you mean by that?
They do work properly.  If you really want those symlinks, then you need
to convert the bus subsystem that those devices are on to the driver
model.  Odds are that will probably not happen for those kinds of
devices, sorry (but feel free to prove me wrong :)

thanks,

greg k-h


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