Re: 2.6: drivers/input/power.c is never built

Pavel Machek
2005-02-18T12:25:39Z

Hi!

> > > In 2.6, drivers/input/power.c would only have been built if
> > > CONFIG_INPUT_POWER was enabled - but it is nowhere possible to enable
> > > this option.
> >
> > That was written a long time ago before the new power management went in.
> > On PDA's there is a power button and suspend button. So this was a hook
> > so that the input layer could detect the power/suspend button being
> > presses and then power down or turn off the device. Now that the new power
> > management is in what should we do?
>
> Change power.c to generate power events like ACPI does, most likely.

Actually I believe you want to fix ACPI to use inputs. You hardly want
/proc/acpi/events on PDA, right?
Pavel

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