From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270814AbTHBAVu (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2003 20:21:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270939AbTHBAVu (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2003 20:21:50 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([65.200.24.183]:4998 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270814AbTHBAVt (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2003 20:21:49 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:57:48 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Andrey Borzenkov Cc: linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] input hotplug support Message-ID: <20030801235748.GC321@kroah.com> References: <200308020139.37446.arvidjaar@mail.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200308020139.37446.arvidjaar@mail.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 01:39:37AM +0400, Andrey Borzenkov wrote: > this adds input agent and coldplug rc script. It relies on patch for > module-init-tools that gnerates input handlers map table being posted to lkml > as well. > > input agent loads input handler in respond to input subsystem request. It is > currently purely table-driven, no attempt to provide for any static list or > like was done, it needs some operational experience. > > static coldplug rc script is intended to load input handlers for any built-in > input drivers, like e.g. psmouse (if you built it in). Currently it does it > by parsing /proc/bus/input/devices, I'd like to use sysfs but apparently > support for it in input susbsystem is incomplete at best. > > It also modifies usb.agent to not consult usb.handmap on 2.6, as it is not > needed anymore. > > Patch is against 2003_05_01 version of hotplug. Comments appreciated. Can you send it not compressed so we have a chance to read it? thanks, greg k-h