Re: [Linuxconsole-dev] EvStack - 2.3.x?

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Brad Douglas <Br...@ne...> wrote:
> What was it about EvStack/GGI that Linus didn't like?

	It was a monster patch. Huge. Vast changes. And it broke
all current graphics applications. Go figure - he was nuts. ;^)

> It appears that EvStacks (or some derivitive) is being used for USB.  I'm
> not sure why all input devices aren't using it.  Event driven input seems
> like a good idea (and very readable).

	Its just the event packet system that EvStacks used (or one
similar to it). It won't be too hard to add that code into the
standard keyboard driver, and I have a serial mouse kernel driver
also from GGI Console that could use the same interface.

> If this is something everyone can agree on, I'm up for testing.

	Any other takers? I need at least TWO testers before I'll 
start this - don't want it to die of lack of feedback like
last time (And I know James - it was mostly my fault :^( - live
and learn..)


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