Re: Move of input drivers, some word needed from you

[Vojtech P. <vo...@su...>]

On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 03:43:23PM +0200, Franz Sirl wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, jsi...@ne... wrote:
> > >    Any reason you don`t accept this patch? To me it looks like a obvious
> > > and clean solution and it would greatly simplify my use of the input
> > > infrastructure in my new driver for ADB input devices. Otherwise ugly
> > > Config.in and Makefile hacks will be necessary to select this driver in
> > > the drivers/usb directory if only CONFIG_ADB is set (same problem that
> > > already happens to the people trying to use joysticks without CONFIG_USB
> > > set).
> > >    If you have any reason to reject that change (which essentially is
> > > just a move of files) for 2.4.0, please tell us.
> >
> > Yes it was rejected because of the massive moving of files. Linus feels
> > that ugly Config.in and Makefile hacks will do for now.
> 
> Hmm, did Linus reject privately? I didn't see anything on linux-kernel.
> 
> Well, OK. This will get really ugly when adbhid.c gets added with one of the 
> next PPC merges and and drivers/usb has to be entered for 
> CONFIG_ADB/CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID too. Well, if that's the final word for 
> 2.4.0... Can we schedule the move for 2.4.1 then?
> 
> Who will send the joystick Makefile/Config.in patch to Linus? Please send it 
> ASAP, I'll do the hackery for CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID after that then.

Unfortunately, to enter the USB dir, one needs to set CONFIG_USB, which
in return means that usbcore.o will get linked in or at least built as a
module even when not needed at all :(

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Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs