Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265326AbUAJUJm (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:09:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265338AbUAJUJm (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:09:42 -0500 Received: from gprs214-70.eurotel.cz ([160.218.214.70]:15488 "EHLO amd.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265326AbUAJUJk (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:09:40 -0500 Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 21:10:58 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: Vojtech Pavlik Cc: Dmitry Torokhov , kernel list , Andrew Morton Subject: Re: Do not use synaptics extensions by default Message-ID: <20040110201057.GA1367@elf.ucw.cz> References: <20040110175930.GA1749@elf.ucw.cz> <200401101428.49358.dtor_core@ameritech.net> <20040110195124.GC1212@elf.ucw.cz> <20040110195639.GE22654@ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040110195639.GE22654@ucw.cz> X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1343 Lines: 39 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 --- 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?] - 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/