Messages in this thread | | | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: SERIO_USERDEV patch for 2.6 | Date | Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:50:15 -0500 |
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On Tuesday 01 June 2004 05:23 pm, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: > Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > echo "rawdev" > /sys/bus/serio/devices/serio0/driver > > > > or something alont these lines. At least that's my grand plan ;) > > I like this kind of idea. Many options should be settable this > way (think for example about Synaptics and ALPS touchpad
Yes, exactly, it will allow much more flexible option handling. Still, as far as your examples go:
> configurations: whether to use multipointers separately or > together, - userspace task - always persent separate devices and have application (GPM or X) multiplex data together.
> (de)activation of tapping, - may be userspace task - i.e can be done in userspace if device can report BTN_TOUCH event. If not then kernel has to toggle it.
> button remapping etc). - userspace task
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