Re: [PATCH] Input: mousedev - stop offering PS/2 to userspace by default

From: Benjamin Tissoires
Date: Mon Jan 02 2017 - 04:44:49 EST


On Dec 29 2016 or thereabouts, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Evdev interface has been available for many years and by now everyone
> is switched to using it, so let's stop offering /dev/input/mouseN
> and /dev/psaux by default.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>

Makes sense to me

Acked-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>

Cheers,
Benjamin

> ---
> drivers/input/Kconfig | 3 ---
> 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/Kconfig b/drivers/input/Kconfig
> index 6261874..ff80377 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/input/Kconfig
> @@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ comment "Userland interfaces"
>
> config INPUT_MOUSEDEV
> tristate "Mouse interface"
> - default y
> help
> Say Y here if you want your mouse to be accessible as char devices
> 13:32+ - /dev/input/mouseX and 13:63 - /dev/input/mice as an
> @@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ config INPUT_MOUSEDEV
>
> config INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX
> bool "Provide legacy /dev/psaux device"
> - default y
> depends on INPUT_MOUSEDEV
> help
> Say Y here if you want your mouse also be accessible as char device
> @@ -118,7 +116,6 @@ config INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX
>
> If unsure, say Y.
>
> -
> config INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X
> int "Horizontal screen resolution"
> depends on INPUT_MOUSEDEV
> --
> 2.8.0.rc3.226.g39d4020
>
>
> --
> Dmitry