Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: usb: replace __setup("nousb") with __module_param_call

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On 1/3/06, Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>
> > On 1/3/06, Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > usb-handoff no longer exists.  The kernel now takes USB host controllers
> > > away from the BIOS as soon as they are discovered.
> > >
> >
> > Yes! YES! YEEEEES!
> >
> > *Dmitry dances and rejoices*
>
> It may not be totally advantageous.  Sometimes people have trouble with
> system installs, when for some reason the USB HID driver doesn't work.
> If you've got a USB keyboard now you're pretty well stuck, whereas in the
> past you could specify "nousb" and the BIOS would continue to drive the
> keyboard.
>

Ok, I'd settle with having "usb-handoff" option that defaults to 1. I
think if you look at number of problem reports that go away with
"usb-handoff" it is sensible default.

--
Dmitry
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