Re: Input layer demand loading

Greg KH
2003-07-16T04:16:54Z

On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 12:58:24PM +0200, Fredrik Tolf wrote:
> On Monday 14 July 2003 08.22, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 06:39:49PM +0200, Fredrik Tolf wrote:
> > > Why does the input layer still not have on-demand module loading? How
> > > about applying this?
> >
> > What's wrong with the current hotplug interface for the input layer? If
> > you want to implement this, add some input hotplug scripts to the
> > linux-hotplug package.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but AFAIK that can only be smoothly used to load
> hardware driver modules.

In a way, yes.

> If the input layer userspace interface code has been compiled as modules, and
> you have a ordinary (not hotplug) device, eg. a gameport joystick, can really
> the hotplug interface be used to load joydev.o when /dev/input/js0 is opened?
> I don't use hotplugging that much, so I can't say that I'm sure about what it
> can do, but in my perception of the hotplug system, it can't be used for
> that.

No, you want to load the joydev.o driver when you plug in the gameport
joystick. Which will be before you open the /dev node.

So I think it's working the way it is now, correct?

thanks,

greg k-h