From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
To: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
Cc: Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: psmouse et al and mousedev dependancy
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:36:43 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <d120d50005031609363906360d@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4238642F.9080701@tls.msk.ru>
Hi,
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:51:59 +0300, Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru> wrote:
> A quick (hopefully) question.
>
> When mousedev is compiled as a module, loading psmouse or usbhid
> modules does not enable the mouse, one have to load mousedev too.
> The same is true for keybdev and actual keyboard drivers.
>
> Why not add this dependancy explicitly in psmouse et al modules,
> something like (pseudocode):
>
> #if CONFIG_MOUSEDEV==m
> request_module(mousedev);
> #endif
>
> , or, to "use" some symbol in psmouse.ko which is defined in mousedev?
>
Not everyone uses mousedev (evdev, tsdev, joydev) so they are not
loaded by default. It is actually hotplug scripts' task to load proper
interface module after a new input device has been discovered.
--
Dmitry
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