Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266838AbUJAXr7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Oct 2004 19:47:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266867AbUJAXr7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Oct 2004 19:47:59 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:38883 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266838AbUJAXrn (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Oct 2004 19:47:43 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 16:41:56 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Vojtech Pavlik Cc: Dmitry Torokhov , Andrew Morton , "J.A. Magallon" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.9-rc2-mm4 Message-ID: <20041001234156.GB9505@kroah.com> References: <20040926181021.2e1b3fe4.akpm@osdl.org> <1096586774l.5206l.1l@werewolf.able.es> <20040930170505.6536197c.akpm@osdl.org> <200410010030.39826.dtor_core@ameritech.net> <20041001180101.GC14015@kroah.com> <20041001182602.GA1613@ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041001182602.GA1613@ucw.cz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1796 Lines: 38 On Fri, Oct 01, 2004 at 08:26:02PM +0200, Vojtech Pavlik wrote: > On Fri, Oct 01, 2004 at 11:01:01AM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 01, 2004 at 12:30:39AM -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > > On Thursday 30 September 2004 07:05 pm, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > > > One other question. Isn't /dev/input/mice supposed to be a multiplexor > > > > > for mice ? I think I remember some time when I could have both a PS2 and > > > > > a USB mouse connected and X pointer followed both. Now if I boot with the > > > > > USB mouse plugged, the PS2 one does not work. If I boot with usb unplugged > > > > > and plug it after boot, both work; usb mouse works fine, and PS2 just > > > > > jumps half screen each time I move it, and with big delays. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I bet it's USB legacy emulation topic again. Try loading USB modules first > > > and then psmouse, should help. > > > > > > Vojtech, what is the status of USB handoff patches. I have seen several > > > variants and so far heard only success stories from people using them. Can > > > we have them in kernel proper? > > > > They are already in the -mm tree, but they need to be explicitly enabled > > with a boot command line option to have the handoff happen. > > I think we really need them by default. I had seven bugs with touchpads, > lost synchronization with PS/2 mice and similar fixed just by enabling > this patch unconditionally in the SuSE tree. Hm, let's let the patch make it into mainline and they I'll consider making it the default. Ok? thanks, greg k-h - 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/