From: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
To: Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl>
Cc: "open list:HID CORE LAYER" <linux-input@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: joydev devices are world readable
Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 11:46:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CANq1E4R+-o972FyFLQ3RVyma9ratqQmoNMr-J3vv+Y2ckuL6yg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <op.xgl708il5k9y7g@alice.jkfloris.demon.nl>
Hi
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> wrote:
>> I posted an explanation on systemd-devel [1] this morning. Please note
>> that this is a policy-issue created in user-space. The kernel-side
>> cannot help you there. Furthermore, the kernel recommends using evdev
>> instead of joydev and friends. Therefore, I cannot see what you expect
>> from us.
>
>
> just curious. If the joydev module is not recommended, why is it still
> available and used?
Linux has strict backwards-compatibility rules. Therefore, we cannot
remove joydev. However, we can decide to mark it obsolete, which means
we will not extend it anymore. Furthermore, we cannot force anyone to
stop using joydev, so we have to continue supporting it.
Thanks
David
prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-05-29 9:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-05-29 8:11 joydev devices are world readable Floris
2014-05-29 8:44 ` David Herrmann
2014-05-29 9:44 ` Floris
2014-05-29 9:46 ` David Herrmann [this message]
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