From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitry Torokhov Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] input/serio: Add a firmware_id sysfs attribute Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:24:52 -0700 Message-ID: <20140328082452.GH22093@core.coreip.homeip.net> References: <1395310330-3232-1-git-send-email-hdegoede@redhat.com> <20140320172159.GA27400@srcf.ucam.org> <20140328075655.GE22093@core.coreip.homeip.net> <20140328082004.GA6801@srcf.ucam.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mail-pa0-f52.google.com ([209.85.220.52]:39632 "EHLO mail-pa0-f52.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751153AbaC1IY4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Mar 2014 04:24:56 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20140328082004.GA6801@srcf.ucam.org> Sender: platform-driver-x86-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Matthew Garrett Cc: Hans de Goede , Benjamin Tissoires , Peter Hutterer , platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, linux-input@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 08:20:04AM +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote: > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:56:55AM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > > I am still unsure if we shoudl be adding these new IDs to serio core... > > Can't the X driver take a peek at ACPI devices on it's own? > > In the (admittedly unlikely) event of multiple PS/2 trackpads, how do > you know which one corresponds to which ACPI device? So far I have not seen a single instance of a laptop with 2 touchpads and I doubt external PS/2 ones will ever make come back. -- Dmitry