On Thu, 5 Jul 2007, Robert Marquardt wrote: > Alan Stern schrieb: > > > Does Windows ever actually suspend the keyboard at all? > > I do not know. I prefer switching off my computer. > The main differences i see for HID devices with the OS running is that > Windows constantly sends Keep Alive packets
What is a Keep Alive packet? > and that it polls the > devices always. Linux only polls when the driver is opened. > > I am not sure if the Linux strategy of not polling the device always is > fully compliant. I believe it is. At least, I don't know of any parts of the standards which require constant polling. By not polling you risk losing events, nothing more. And obviously we don't care about events when the device file isn't opened. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
