Re: [PATCH] Re: Move of input drivers, some word needed from you

From: Franz Sirl (Franz.Sirl-kernel@lauterbach.com)
Date: Tue Aug 22 2000 - 07:43:13 EST


At 13:47 22.08.00, Alan Cox wrote:
>Ironically, the input device isnt what you want for an embedded box
>either. Its
>too generic and it increases the footprint again. Handling just the devices
>actually there in whatever isnt X11 will do fine.

Increases the footprint? I don't believe that. Eg. if you have any kind of
keyboard input, it's nearly impossible to get rid of pc_keyb.c right now
(embedded is PPC and ARM business) and it has ~1000 lines,
usbkbd.c+input.c+keybdev.c ends up with less code... :-).

Franz.

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