Hi, On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:51:59 +0300, Michael Tokarev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A quick (hopefully) question. > > When mousedev is compiled as a module, loading psmouse or usbhid > modules does not enable the mouse, one have to load mousedev too. > The same is true for keybdev and actual keyboard drivers. > > Why not add this dependancy explicitly in psmouse et al modules, > something like (pseudocode): > > #if CONFIG_MOUSEDEV==m > request_module(mousedev); > #endif > > , or, to "use" some symbol in psmouse.ko which is defined in mousedev? >
Not everyone uses mousedev (evdev, tsdev, joydev) so they are not loaded by default. It is actually hotplug scripts' task to load proper interface module after a new input device has been discovered. -- Dmitry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
