From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SERIO_USERDEV patch for 2.6
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:50:15 -0500
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On Tuesday 01 June 2004 05:23 pm, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
> Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > echo "rawdev" > /sys/bus/serio/devices/serio0/driver
> > 
> > or something alont these lines. At least that's my grand plan ;)
> 
> I like this kind of idea. Many options should be settable this 
> way (think for example about Synaptics and ALPS touchpad 

Yes, exactly, it will allow much more flexible option handling. Still,
as far as your examples go: 

> configurations: whether to use multipointers separately or 
> together,
- userspace task - always persent separate devices and have application
  (GPM or X) multiplex data together.

> (de)activation of tapping,
- may be userspace task - i.e can be done in userspace if device can
  report BTN_TOUCH event. If not then kernel has to toggle it.

> button remapping etc).  
- userspace task

-- 
Dmitry
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