From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF83EC4363A for ; Mon, 5 Oct 2020 08:18:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C77620776 for ; Mon, 5 Oct 2020 08:18:57 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1601885937; bh=a3hZG38nYuH7ILLCqeYIKDVFUN9qdL0tXSCBnJt0vzA=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:List-ID:From; b=U1yHDpGwjP+AAX8n+T/QH7vhHyXQseiCCQcNg9t1lZOQnEZPTRiWD78touupPjXmN g5Cgt9QqgsT1zYynJB0l2EpyZRzJe7QMTPGFcTpybOktcrGZCWe45DF+i7bfDdd4Ev 2X5cPV9iyf9IaUWWlJ+eNYbMKTOK1OwP8jiYomT4= Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1725984AbgJEIS4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Oct 2020 04:18:56 -0400 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:50084 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725885AbgJEIS4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Oct 2020 04:18:56 -0400 Received: from localhost (83-86-74-64.cable.dynamic.v4.ziggo.nl [83.86.74.64]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E49382075A; Mon, 5 Oct 2020 08:18:54 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1601885935; bh=a3hZG38nYuH7ILLCqeYIKDVFUN9qdL0tXSCBnJt0vzA=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=pGsi91aD4lBD6yc0gsiR25lvFINWAXfZpxfZCc5MjxthOts5lTbemiXU1Hp9+Ubow uqQAJ15FB4S6M0w2JRwpjK9QMRHsAXI88AvRmCQYBmu5CAJdYfMAkpd41p7cBVYICA /z/Iy6BZzchFaIQnVREfWDwuvwTAM1RWJXIO2XTs= Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 10:19:39 +0200 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: Tammo Block Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby , Randy Dunlap Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] vt: Add SRG mouse reporting features Message-ID: <20201005081939.GA407265@kroah.com> References: <20201002123002.GA3346488@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 10:06:38AM +0200, Tammo Block wrote: > Hi Greg, > > Am Fr., 2. Okt. 2020 um 14:30 Uhr schrieb Greg Kroah-Hartman > : > > > > On Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 12:57:22PM +0200, Tammo Block wrote: > > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > this patchset adds xterm like mouse reporting features to the console. > > > > > > The linux virtual console has support for mouse reporting since 1994 or so, > > > but the kernel only supports the original X10/X11 style standard protocols. > > > To support more protocols these patches expand the kernel structures in a > > > up- and downwards compatible way, see the last patch for detailed > > > documentation and pointers to even more detailed docs. > > > > > > The main goal is to become compatible with xterm, as most TUI software today > > > is tested in xterm or another compatible terminal. > > > > > > Support by the mouse daemons (consolation, gpm) will be needed too. > > > > What happened to this feature. Was there a new set of patches or was > > this the last one? > > This was the last set, there were no further comments in any direction. > > > mouse support for the console feels odd these dyas, who would use this? > > > Well .... at least i am using it .. ;-) > > This is in fact not a really new feature, but an improvement of an old feature. > The patch just tries to be compatible with xterm and other modern terminals > to be able to run stuff like midnight commander or similar programs. > > I am personally using console tty's for long running or controlling stuff > and being able to use the mouse (especially for cut n' paste) seems useful. > At least for me. But my personal habits might be odd ... > > Feel free to ignore the patches if you don't consider this feature useful. > If you do consider it useful I can rebase against whatever you like. Rebasing against 5.10-rc1 comes out in a few weeks, and resending it then seems like a good idea. thanks, greg k-h