Re: Hotplugs and [input] dev links.

Re: Hotplugs and [input] dev links.

[David Brownell]

> I believe that it's the job of the hotplug system to do the links
> dynamically from (openned)/dev/(usb|input)/device to /dev/device, like
> cardmgr do for /dev/modem. 

I'm not so sure that's even desirable.  But wouldn't that
be a job for "devfsd", if it were?


>    The problem is that i don't see no ways to
> detect where the devices has been openned. 

You mean "device has been connected", right?


> For example if i have a (usb) mouse and a (usb) keyboard, if i load
> the mousedev and usbmouse i get the mouse working on :
> 
> /dev/input/mouse0
> 
> if i load before the keyboard i get the keyboard on /dev/input/mouse0 and after
> the mouse on /dev/input/mouse1, so how could we get an information
> where to setup the link ?
> 
> [Maybe it should be Cc'ed to usb-devel]

If this is your combined keyboard/mouse device, I'm not sure I see
what the problem is.  /dev/input/mice should handle things.

- Dave




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