Hi Vojtech,

> > I am no HID expert so I can't judge this, but I haven't had any problems
> > with this patch and my devices. Without this patch the hiddev interface
> > of the Logitech HID/Bluetooth dongle is not usable. The report we need
> > to send has 6 fields of one byte size, but through the hiddev it is only
> > presented as one field of one byte size. With this patch we got access
> > to all 6 fields and can send the correct report.
> 
> When I said "I'm sure it breaks other devices" I really wasn't sure 
> because I totally thought of this patch as a hack. However, the more I 
> think about it, I don't think it will break the functionality of any other 
> devices considering that any HID devices that did work properly under 
> Linux had a 1-1 correspondence between usages and controls. In those cases 
> the patch wouldn't change anything.

what do think about including this patch in next 2.6 release and see if
anyone complains about a no more working HID device. From my side I can
tell you that all of my USB HID mice and keyboards are working still
fine with this patch applied.

Regards

Marcel




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