Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Mar 1996 02:58:23 -0600 (CST) | From | Brian Raymond Doherty <> | Subject | Re: Current Status |
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On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) Wed, 20 Mar 96 22:43 GMT: > > > This is my current "intray" list of pending things. I think we are still > > quite a way from 1.4/2.0 yet. This should also provide some things for > > people to do if they want to join in. > > To add to Alan's list (one of his own that slipped through the cracks) > is that the stuff like mouse_register() and friends (in mouse.c) should > be changed to misc_chrdev_register() or whatever. That way drivers can > snarf up a minor from major ten instead of wasting a major. (They > still can now, but it looks stupid calling mouse_register() when your driver > has *nothing* to do with mice.) If you don't follow me, then have a quick > scan of softdog.c and you will see what it is all about. According to > "devices.txt" there are already six non-mice entries on major 10, and > only six mice devices on major 10 (not counting the amiga ones). Hrmmmm... > > Paul. >
And while you're editing mouse.c, add some code to check if a mouse is REALLY registered and, if not, request a module. That way, I won't have to manually load my mouse module just because I use the software watchdog.
B
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