Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:07:38 +0200 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: HID vs. Input Core |
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On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 01:56:05PM +0000, Karel Kulhavý wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 03:41:53PM +0200, Helge Hafting wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 12:58:00PM +0000, Karel Kulhavý wrote: > > > Hello > > > > > > I would like to know what's the difference between > > > Input Core (CONFIG_INPUT) and USB HID (CONFIG_USB_HID) in 2.4.25 > > > > > > They seem to enable the same thing - USB HID. However I don't > > > know which one should I enable or if I should enable both. I find > > > existence of two options with seemingly the same function confusing. > > > > > They aren't the same: > > > > Enable CONFIG_INPUT if you want to use any input devices _at all_, > > i.e. if you plan on using some kind of keyboard, mouse, joystick, ... > > Enable CONFIG_USB_HID also, _if_ such a device might be connected > > via USB. (Older devices are not USB, newer may be usb.) > > Bugreport: > > CONFIG_INPUT Help says > "Say Y here if you want to enable any of the following options for USB > Human Interface Device (HID) support". > > Helge Hafting from linux-kernel says that CONFIG_INPUT controls enabling input devices at > all. These two statements are in a direct contradiction. (See above). In 2.4 the only devices (well, except joysticks) using the input core are USB HID devices.
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