Re: [2.6 patch] make INPUT a bool

[Jan Engelhardt]

>> >> You said that INPUT was not a driver, right. But without it, a keyboard 
>> >> won't work, will it?
>> >
>> >Yes, you do need INPUT for a keyboard.
>> >No, INPUT alone does not support any hardware - that's the job of the 
>> >drivers depending on INPUT.
>> >No, I don't understand what your question wants to achieve.
>> 
>> Let's look at another subsystem:
>> "Yes, you do need SND for a soundcard."
>> "No, SND alone does not support any hardware - that's the job of the drivers
>> depending on SND."
>> Should SND also be made a bool like INPUT?
>
>No, SND=m is also possible in the EMBEDDED=n case.
>
This example was to show that INPUT should not be y-only. Except if you plan to
make SND y-only too.


Jan Engelhardt
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