Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] vt: Add SRG mouse reporting features

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 12:57:22PM +0200, Tammo Block wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> this patchset adds xterm like mouse reporting features to the console.
> 
> The linux virtual console has support for mouse reporting since 1994 or so,
> but the kernel only supports the original X10/X11 style standard protocols.
> To support more protocols these patches expand the kernel structures in a
> up- and downwards compatible way, see the last patch for detailed
> documentation and pointers to even more detailed docs.
> 
> The main goal is to become compatible with xterm, as most TUI software today
> is tested in xterm or another compatible terminal.
> 
> Support by the mouse daemons (consolation, gpm) will be needed too.

What happened to this feature.  Was there a new set of patches or was
this the last one?

mouse support for the console feels odd these dyas, who would use this?

thanks,

greg k-h