Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262215AbVADGOd (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Jan 2005 01:14:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262217AbVADGOd (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Jan 2005 01:14:33 -0500 Received: from smtp812.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.170.82]:45492 "HELO smtp812.mail.sc5.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262215AbVADGO2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Jan 2005 01:14:28 -0500 From: Dmitry Torokhov To: Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: [bk patches] Long delayed input update Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 01:14:26 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 Cc: Vojtech Pavlik , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@osdl.org, vojtech@ucw.cz References: <20041227142821.GA5309@ucw.cz> <20050103131848.GH26949@ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200501040114.26499.dtor_core@ameritech.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1520 Lines: 38 On Tuesday 04 January 2005 12:54 am, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > I pulled and immediately unpulled again. > > Vojtech, stuff like this is unacceptable: > > PS/2 driver library (SERIO_LIBPS2) [N/m/y/?] (NEW) ? > > Say Y here if you are using a driver for device connected > to a PS/2 port, such as PS/2 mouse or standard AT keyboard. > > Stop messing with peoples minds. The default config should contain > keyboard and mouse support, and unless the user asks for "Embedded" or the > year 2010 comes along and you can't find computers with non-USB keyboards > anyway, that's how it's going to remain. > > We had this _idiocy_ early in 2.5.x, and it caused untold silly problems. > We fixed it. We're not going to re-do that mistake. > When I do "make oldconfig" it silently sets SERIO_LIBPS2 to Y if I have either atkbd or psmouse built-in and if both of them are modules it gives option [M/y]. Do you have atkbd or psmouse selected? > Please re-do your BK tree without this. Also, considering that every > _single_ time we've messed with the legacy keyboard/mouse controller there > have been compatibility problems, I want to know what the advantages are. It folds sizeable chunks of the same code from atkbd and psmouse so for ease of maintenance. -- Dmitry - 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/