Re: [PATCH 6/8] Kconfig: cleanup input menu

[Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>]

On Saturday 29 January 2005 18:20, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> 
> > On Saturday 29 January 2005 17:20, Roman Zippel wrote:
> > > --- linux-2.6.11.orig/drivers/input/serio/Kconfig       2005-01-29 22:50:43.404946203 +0100
> > > +++ linux-2.6.11/drivers/input/serio/Kconfig    2005-01-29 22:56:42.549085439 +0100
> > > @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
> > >  #
> > >  config SERIO
> > >         tristate "Serial i/o support" if EMBEDDED || !X86
> > > +       depends on INPUT
> > 
> > ????
> > 
> > serio_raw works fine without INPUT.
> 
> All current serio users depend on INPUT, it's maybe not a strict 
> dependency, but it pretty much needs INPUT anyway to be usable, so I don't 
> see the problem.
> The alternative is to move it completely out of the input menu, if it's 
> really that important for the user being able to select it without input.
> 

I can assure you that serio_raw driver _does not_ use input system - it is
implementation of pre 2.6 /dev/psaux interface giving you access to raw AUX
data. It was written so we can still use PS/2 devices for which we don't have
proper in-kernel driver but have working userspace solution. It completely
bypasses input layer.
 
-- 
Dmitry