Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:29:16 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Input layer demand loading |
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 12:58:24PM +0200, Fredrik Tolf wrote: > On Monday 14 July 2003 08.22, Greg KH wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 06:39:49PM +0200, Fredrik Tolf wrote: > > > Why does the input layer still not have on-demand module loading? How > > > about applying this? > > > > What's wrong with the current hotplug interface for the input layer? If > > you want to implement this, add some input hotplug scripts to the > > linux-hotplug package. > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but AFAIK that can only be smoothly used to load > hardware driver modules.
In a way, yes.
> If the input layer userspace interface code has been compiled as modules, and > you have a ordinary (not hotplug) device, eg. a gameport joystick, can really > the hotplug interface be used to load joydev.o when /dev/input/js0 is opened? > I don't use hotplugging that much, so I can't say that I'm sure about what it > can do, but in my perception of the hotplug system, it can't be used for > that.
No, you want to load the joydev.o driver when you plug in the gameport joystick. Which will be before you open the /dev node.
So I think it's working the way it is now, correct?
thanks,
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