Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:06:04 -0400 | From | Dave Neuer <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] to drivers/input/evdev.c to add mixer device "/dev/input/events" |
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On 8/15/05, Joe Peterson <joe@skyrush.com> wrote: > > So, overall, I agree that we should not invent hacks to make up for > another software package's problems...
but also wrote:
> If the kernel could handle that aspect, it would make all programs more stable.
which seems a little contradictory.
However, Joe continued with:
> It does not sound right to push the handling of the intermittent nature > to each user program.
Indeed. Each user program should not care about it. An event/hotplug library should, and the user programs should use that. Like d-bus/HAL.
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