Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264358AbUDVQST (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:18:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264376AbUDVQST (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:18:19 -0400 Received: from tartu.cyber.ee ([193.40.6.68]:17675 "EHLO tartu.cyber.ee") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264358AbUDVQSM (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:18:12 -0400 From: Meelis Roos To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] psmouse: fix mouse hotplugging In-Reply-To: <200404221546.i3MFka6w004059@eeyore.valparaiso.cl> User-Agent: tin/1.7.4-20040225 ("Benbecula") (UNIX) (Linux/2.6.6-rc2 (i686)) Message-Id: Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:18:23 +0300 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 596 Lines: 15 HvB> I have seen "hoplugging of mice" fry PS/2 ports, and heard of motherboards HvB> killed that way. AFAIK, PS/2 ports are since 1998 specified to be able to handle hotplugging in the sense that they must not fry when devices are plugged at runtime (but I don't remeber about any need to be able to _use_ these hotplugged devices). -- Meelis Roos - 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/