Re: [2.6 patch] make INPUT a bool

[Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>]

On Saturday 25 February 2006 17:07, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 11:01:03PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> > >> >> You said that INPUT was not a driver, right. But without it, a keyboard 
> > >> >> won't work, will it?
> > >> >
> > >> >Yes, you do need INPUT for a keyboard.
> > >> >No, INPUT alone does not support any hardware - that's the job of the 
> > >> >drivers depending on INPUT.
> > >> >No, I don't understand what your question wants to achieve.
> > >> 
> > >> Let's look at another subsystem:
> > >> "Yes, you do need SND for a soundcard."
> > >> "No, SND alone does not support any hardware - that's the job of the drivers
> > >> depending on SND."
> > >> Should SND also be made a bool like INPUT?
> > >
> > >No, SND=m is also possible in the EMBEDDED=n case.
> > >
> > This example was to show that INPUT should not be y-only. Except if you plan to
> > make SND y-only too.
> 
> 
> Please try to understand the following:
> - INPUT=m is already only available if EMBEDDED=y

Adrian,

There are requests to move it out of EMBEDDED because sometimes you
just  don't need input layer at all. Dave Jones mentioned that he
feels silly enabling EMBEDDED on iSeries... I am thinking about
changing it to "EMBEDDED || !X86_PC" to safe-guard the most common
platform from accidenially disabling it.

I am still not convinced whether INPUT=m makes sence, especially if
we make ACPI use input layer... Jan's example about input device with
hot-pluggable keyboard is a bit of a stretch. 

-- 
Dmitry