Re: [2.6 patch] make INPUT a bool

From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
	Samuel Masham <samuel.masham@gmail.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-input@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] make INPUT a bool
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:50:49 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060225145049.GQ3674@stusta.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0602251521300.31692@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>

On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 03:22:04PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> >
> >My 50 MB number was much too high (I didn't want to think where exactly 
> >to set the borderline).
> >
> >My point is that if you are in an environment that is that space limited 
> >that you want to see options that allow e.g. not building futexes, 
> >module support with an impact of approx. 10% on code size would be one 
> >of the first things you should disable.
> >
> 
> You said that INPUT was not a driver, right. But without it, a keyboard 
> won't work, will it?

Yes, you do need INPUT for a keyboard.

No, INPUT alone does not support any hardware - that's the job of the 
drivers depending on INPUT.

No, I don't understand what your question wants to achieve.

> Jan Engelhardt

cu
Adrian

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