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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Input: Fix double equality sign in uevent
On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 12:04:28AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 08:31:57PM +0100, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> > Looking at the uevent stream for input devices, all properties
> > are on the form "A=B" except the bitmap values, which are on the
> > form "A==B". Remedied with this patch.
> >
> > Cc: stable@kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@euromail.se>
> > ---
> > Hi Dmitry,
> >
> > Unless the input bitmap properties should really behave differently,
> > this patch ought to be a candidate for 2.6.37.
> >
>
> Hmm, I do not think so because:
>
> - either nobody uses bitmap variables and then it is not priority
> - users worked around the problem and by applying fix we'd be
> breaking their setups.
>
> I think we should apply it but at the beginning of .38 cycle to give us
> a chance to evaluate and maybe revert.
>
> Does this make sense?

Indeed, since the problem has been around at least since 2007, it makes perfect sense.

Thanks,
Henrik


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