Re: [PATCH] psmouse info in 2.6.1-rc1

[Marcos D. Marado Torres]

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On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> On Monday 05 January 2004 12:16 pm, Marcos D. Marado Torres wrote:
> > Hi there...
> > I don't really know if this is only in -rc1-mm1 but I suppose -rc1 is
> > affected also.
> >
> > The new changes in drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c make that we
> > don't have anymore to give to kernel  psmouse_proto=imps, but only
> > proto=imps , so the info about it is wrong... Please apply the patch:
> >
> > --- linux-2.6.1-rc1-mm2/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig     2004-01-05
> > 10:51:16.000000000 +0100 +++
> > linux-2.6.1-rc1-mm2-mbn1/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig        2004-01-05
> > 13:34:26.000000000 +0100 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
> >                 http://www.geocities.com/dt_or/gpm/gpm.html
> >           to take advantage of the advanced features of the touchpad.
> >           If you do not want install specialized drivers but want
> > tapping -         working please use option psmouse.proto=imps.
> > +         working please use option proto=imps.
> >
> >           If unsure, say Y.
>
>
> It is psmouse.proto=imps if psmouse is built in the kernel and proto=imps
> if psmouse is compiled as a module. I mentioned only the first form because
> I assumed that most people have it built-in.

Weird: I have it built in the kernel and need to do proto=imps and not
psmouse.proto=imps ...

Anyway, wasn't the patch (one of) made so that users would have to pass to the
kernel the same for both cases?

> Generally with the module_param macros kernel parameters have a prefix
> in form of "module_name." if module is built into the kernel.
>
> Dmitry
>


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