Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Aug 2001 23:56:56 +0200 | From | Kurt Garloff <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] make psaux reconnect adjustable |
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On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 07:10:26PM +0200, Gunther Mayer wrote: > Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote: > Add an "ioctl(PS2_TRANSPARENT)", to disable the current kernel policy. > So new drivers which understand about "aa 00" sequences can act properly. > Don't break existing apps.
Well, coneptually, an ioctl is the same as a sysctl. You allow the user / sysadmin to toggle the behaviour. Given Linus' love for ioctls, I opted for the sysctl.
But in principle, Andries is right: There's no reason why userspace can't handle it, so removing the thing (maybe with a boot param for some time to allow a smooth transition until all drivers are fixed) is the right thiing to do.
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