From: "\"Andrey Borzenkov\" " <arvidjaar@mail.ru>
To: "\"jeff millar\" " <wa1hco@adelphia.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test4, psmouse doesn't autoload, CONFIG_SERIO doesn't module
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 17:44:08 +0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E19uBS4-000AsR-00.arvidjaar-mail-ru@f17.mail.ru> (raw)
> 1. Why doesn't the PS/2 mouse autoload as a module?
> Running 2.6.0-test4, psmouse doesn't autoload as a module. Oddly, neither
> gpm nor X complains about the missing module, the mouse just doesn't work.
> But if I modprobe psmouse, the cursor starts moving. I verified that
> /dev/psaux uses char-major-10-1 and that it has an "alias char-major-10-1
> psaux" in modprobe.conf.
because in 2.6 user-level programs do not speak with low-level hardware
drivers anymore. psmouse feeds events to input midlayer that dispatches
them to those handlers that expressed interest. And those handlers speak
with user-level tools.
/dev/psaux is an *emulated* ImPS mouse that is not related to any
real hardware. It will convert events from _any_ mouse you have into
PS/2 protocol for users but if there is no mouse it just sits there
and waits.
/dev/psaux is provided by mousemod not psmouse.
In general there seems to be no way to load low-level input drivers
on access because there is no instance that ever accesses them. And
as it stands now there is not way to auto-load using some other means.
So we are back in static configuration times ...
> 1. What does kmod send to modprobe? From looking at modprobe.conf apparently "char-major-x-y".
only for misc devices. It is char-major-X for most others
> 2. Does kmod send any other strings to modprobe?
no.
> 3. Documentation/kmod.txt says "passing the name (to modprobe) that was
> requested", couldn't this be more explicit?
what exactly do you mean?
> 4. Does kmod gets the major-minor number from the device file upon open(),
> or some other way?
from device file on open.
-andrey
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> 1. Why doesn't the PS/2 mouse autoload as a module?
> Running 2.6.0-test4, psmouse doesn't autoload as a module. Oddly, neither
> gpm nor X complains about the missing module, the mouse just doesn't work.
> But if I modprobe psmouse, the cursor starts moving. I verified that
> /dev/psaux uses char-major-10-1 and that it has an "alias char-major-10-1
> psaux" in modprobe.conf.
because in 2.6 user-level programs do not speak with low-level hardware
drivers anymore. psmouse feeds events to input midlayer that dispatches
them to those handlers that expressed interest. And those handlers speak
with user-level tools.
/dev/psaux is an *emulated* ImPS mouse that is not related to any
real hardware. It will convert events from _any_ mouse you have into
PS/2 protocol for users but if there is no mouse it just sits there
and waits.
/dev/psaux is provided by mousemod not psmouse.
In general there seems to be no way to load low-level input drivers
on access because there is no instance that ever accesses them. And
as it stands now there is not way to auto-load using some other means.
So we are back in static configuration times ...
> 1. What does kmod send to modprobe? From looking at modprobe.conf apparently "char-major-x-y".
only for misc devices. It is char-major-X for most others
> 2. Does kmod send any other strings to modprobe?
no.
> 3. Documentation/kmod.txt says "passing the name (to modprobe) that was
> requested", couldn't this be more explicit?
what exactly do you mean?
> 4. Does kmod gets the major-minor number from the device file upon open(),
> or some other way?
from device file on open.
-andrey
next reply other threads:[~2003-09-02 13:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-09-02 13:44 "Andrey Borzenkov" [this message]
2003-09-02 22:51 ` 2.6.0-test4, psmouse doesn't autoload, CONFIG_SERIO doesn't module jeff millar
2003-09-03 9:15 ` "Andrey Borzenkov"
2003-09-04 2:35 ` Resident Boxholder
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2003-09-02 2:34 jeff millar
2003-09-02 16:22 ` snpe
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