Re: 2.6.14-rc1-mm1

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Sep 16 2005 - 16:58:48 EST


On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:59:03PM +0200, Kay Sievers wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:46:09PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > Dominik Karall napsal(a):
> >
> > >On Friday 16 September 2005 11:23, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.14-rc1/2.
> > >>6.14-rc1-mm1/ (temp copy at
> > >>http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/2.6.14-rc1-mm1.gz)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >I don't get a /dev/input/mice device with this kernel, so Xorg reports
> > >following error (udev 070 in use):
> > >
> > >
> > [snip]
> >
> > I have the same problem. Version 2.6.13-mm3 was OK and the new version
> > was only oldconfigured. When I create appropriate devices with mknod, it
> > is ok. So why does not udev (58 and 70) create that devices (event,
> > mice, mouse, wacom)?
>
> There is no userspace support(udev, libsysfs, HAL) for the experimental
> sysfs layout of the input layer patches. We better remove them until we
> all can agree on a sane layout. I don't expect it will make it into the
> kernel it its current form.

Yes, Andrew, can you please drop these patches, they will cause lots of
problems with users due to the above mentioned issues.

thanks,

greg k-h
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