Re: module-init-tools - input devices id support

From: Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2003 - 18:13:48 EST


In message <200308020129.51737.arvidjaar@mail.ru> you write:
> this adds support for generating modules.inputmap with input handler match
> table that is used by input hotplug agent posted separately. Using hotplug
> allowed me to completely eliminate any manual (input handler) module loading
> in 2.6, it is also compatible with 2.4 in that usb.agent for 2.4 includes
> fake usb table that maps device class to input handlers so this is mostly
> transparent to users.

Hi Andrey,

        For 2.6 you should not be using the maps generated by depmod.
You should be adding to scripts/file2alias.c, and using those aliases
to insert modules. This is much more flexible.

Hope that helps,
Rusty.

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