From: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>,
kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
Subject: Re: Do not use synaptics extensions by default
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 21:15:12 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040110201512.GA23208@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040110201057.GA1367@elf.ucw.cz>
On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 09:10:58PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > > > Why would you document something that is deprecated? It was removed so the
> > > > new users would not start using it instead of psmouse.proto. psmouse.noext
> > > > should be gone soon.
> > >
> > > My understanding is that Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt should
> > > document all available parameters...
> >
> > Well, I wouldn't mind documenting psmouse.noext, with a comment that it
> > shouldn't be used because it'll be removed in near future.
>
> AFAICS, it is still psmouse*_*noext in mainline kernel, so this should
> be correct...
>
> Pavel
No problem with this patch, though it'd be better if you could provide
it against the -mm kernel for Andrew.
> --- clean/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2004-01-09 20:24:12.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2004-01-10 21:08:32.000000000 +0100
> @@ -795,6 +799,9 @@
> before loading.
> See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
>
> + psmouse_noext= [HW,MOUSE,deprecated] Equivalent to psmouse_proto=bare,
> + will be removed in near future.
> +
> psmouse_proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to
> probe for (bare|imps|exps).
>
>
>
> --
> When do you have a heart between your knees?
> [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]
--
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-10 20:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-10 17:59 Do not use synaptics extensions by default Pavel Machek
2004-01-10 18:52 ` Sean Neakums
2004-01-10 19:28 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-01-10 19:40 ` Marcel J.E. Mol
2004-01-10 19:46 ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-10 20:29 ` Peter Osterlund
2004-01-10 19:51 ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-10 19:56 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-01-10 20:10 ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-10 20:15 ` Vojtech Pavlik [this message]
2004-01-10 23:52 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-01-11 8:13 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-01-10 19:30 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-01-10 19:44 ` Pavel Machek
2004-01-10 19:55 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-01-10 20:18 ` Sean Neakums
2004-01-10 20:23 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-01-10 20:49 ` Sean Neakums
2004-01-10 21:33 ` Peter Osterlund
2004-01-10 21:47 ` Sean Neakums
2004-01-10 23:42 ` Dax Kelson
2004-01-11 8:12 ` Vojtech Pavlik
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