Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265382AbUAJURR (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:17:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265394AbUAJURR (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:17:17 -0500 Received: from twilight.ucw.cz ([81.30.235.3]:32170 "EHLO twilight.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265382AbUAJUP3 (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:15:29 -0500 Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 21:15:12 +0100 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: Pavel Machek Cc: Dmitry Torokhov , kernel list , Andrew Morton Subject: Re: Do not use synaptics extensions by default Message-ID: <20040110201512.GA23208@ucw.cz> References: <20040110175930.GA1749@elf.ucw.cz> <200401101428.49358.dtor_core@ameritech.net> <20040110195124.GC1212@elf.ucw.cz> <20040110195639.GE22654@ucw.cz> <20040110201057.GA1367@elf.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040110201057.GA1367@elf.ucw.cz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1621 Lines: 48 On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 09:10:58PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > > > Why would you document something that is deprecated? It was removed so the > > > > new users would not start using it instead of psmouse.proto. psmouse.noext > > > > should be gone soon. > > > > > > My understanding is that Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt should > > > document all available parameters... > > > > Well, I wouldn't mind documenting psmouse.noext, with a comment that it > > shouldn't be used because it'll be removed in near future. > > AFAICS, it is still psmouse*_*noext in mainline kernel, so this should > be correct... > > Pavel No problem with this patch, though it'd be better if you could provide it against the -mm kernel for Andrew. > --- clean/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2004-01-09 20:24:12.000000000 +0100 > +++ linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2004-01-10 21:08:32.000000000 +0100 > @@ -795,6 +799,9 @@ > before loading. > See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. > > + psmouse_noext= [HW,MOUSE,deprecated] Equivalent to psmouse_proto=bare, > + will be removed in near future. > + > psmouse_proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to > probe for (bare|imps|exps). > > > > -- > When do you have a heart between your knees? > [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?] -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs, SuSE CR - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/