Re: [PATCH] Export symbols so CONFIG_INPUT works as a module

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:05:13 EST


On Tuesday 24 January 2006 18:14, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> [2006-01-24 18:08]:
> > > More interesting question: is pis^H^H^Hsysfs interaction in there safe for
> > > modular code?
> >
> > The core should be safe, at least I was trying to make it this way, so
> > if you see something wrong - shout. Locking is another question
> > though...
>
> So do you want an updated patch using _GPL to export the symbols or to
> change CONFIG_INPUT to boolean?

I guess having input core as a module does not make much sense, so
we should change CONFIG_INPUT to be boolean _and_ clean up the core
code removing module unloading support.

--
Dmitry
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