From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>
To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.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 23:01:03 +0100 (MET) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0602252300200.7535@yvahk01.tjqt.qr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060225154028.GU3674@stusta.de>
>> >> 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.
>>
>> Let's look at another subsystem:
>> "Yes, you do need SND for a soundcard."
>> "No, SND alone does not support any hardware - that's the job of the drivers
>> depending on SND."
>> Should SND also be made a bool like INPUT?
>
>No, SND=m is also possible in the EMBEDDED=n case.
>
This example was to show that INPUT should not be y-only. Except if you plan to
make SND y-only too.
Jan Engelhardt
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-02-25 22:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 63+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-14 15:22 [2.6 patch] make INPUT a bool Adrian Bunk
2006-02-14 18:14 ` Jan Engelhardt
2006-02-14 18:22 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-14 23:47 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-17 15:56 ` Jan Engelhardt
2006-02-17 16:38 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-20 3:33 ` Samuel Masham
2006-02-20 13:28 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-22 1:34 ` Herbert Poetzl
2006-02-22 2:31 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-22 2:44 ` Herbert Poetzl
2006-02-22 3:10 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-22 3:20 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-02-23 19:59 ` Status of X86_P4_CLOCKMOD? Adrian Bunk
2006-02-23 20:41 ` Dave Jones
2006-02-23 23:15 ` Andi Kleen
2006-02-23 23:33 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-23 23:55 ` Andi Kleen
2006-02-24 2:39 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-24 2:42 ` Andi Kleen
2006-02-24 17:33 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-25 1:57 ` Johannes Stezenbach
2006-02-25 4:24 ` Dave Jones
2006-02-25 12:53 ` Johannes Stezenbach
2006-02-27 21:17 ` Wes Felter
2006-02-25 4:27 ` Andi Kleen
2006-02-25 12:53 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-25 13:28 ` Dominik Brodowski
2006-02-26 11:12 ` Pavel Machek
2006-02-26 20:39 ` Johannes Stezenbach
2006-02-26 20:55 ` Dominik Brodowski
2006-02-26 23:37 ` Johannes Stezenbach
2006-02-25 13:36 ` Andi Kleen
2006-02-25 13:05 ` Johannes Stezenbach
2006-02-28 19:46 ` Matt Mackall
2006-02-28 20:09 ` Dave Jones
2006-02-28 20:19 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-02-28 20:47 ` Matt Mackall
2006-02-28 20:57 ` Dominik Brodowski
2006-02-28 21:26 ` Matt Mackall
2006-02-28 21:34 ` Dominik Brodowski
2006-02-28 21:39 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-02-28 22:22 ` Andi Kleen
2006-02-22 12:01 ` [2.6 patch] make INPUT a bool Herbert Poetzl
2006-02-22 12:15 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-22 18:09 ` Herbert Poetzl
2006-02-25 11:58 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2006-02-25 12:46 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-25 14:22 ` Jan Engelhardt
2006-02-25 14:50 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-25 15:29 ` Jan Engelhardt
2006-02-25 15:40 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-25 22:01 ` Jan Engelhardt [this message]
2006-02-25 22:07 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-25 22:23 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-02-26 18:13 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-27 7:11 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-02-27 12:59 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-02-25 14:57 ` Jesper Juhl
2006-02-15 6:20 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-02-16 23:22 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-02-17 1:47 ` Dmitry Torokhov
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-01-24 18:19 [PATCH] Export symbols so CONFIG_INPUT works as a module Martin Michlmayr
2006-01-24 23:08 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-01-24 23:14 ` Martin Michlmayr
2006-01-25 5:04 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-02-03 22:36 ` [2.6 patch] make INPUT a bool Adrian Bunk
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