Hi Vojtech,

I see some code in this patch that searches for
input dev numbers up to 256 (< 256).

Does this happen to remove the arbitrary limits
of 32 mice, etc. (which used to be 16 mice, etc.)?

That would be a good thing IMO.

...and...
on Thu. 2000-APR-06, Alessandro Rubini wrote:

> Wouldn't it be better to have /dev/usbmice as well as /dev/usbmouse[0123]?

~Randy
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vojtech Pavlik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> 
> This patch implements some of Alessandro's ideas:
> 
> * Mousedev mixing config option is gone - it's always on 13:63
>  (input/mouse), and unmixed devices are on 13:32 - 13:62 
> (input/mouseX).
> 
> * Each of the *dev.c modules calls the input_open_device() call
>   when it is really to be open, thus letting the input device driver
>   know it's used. This isn't handled in the device drivers (usbmouse,
>   hid, wacom ...) yet, though. Perhaps later I can implement
>   removing/submitting the interrupt URB based on this info.
> 
> It doesn't do MOD_INC_USE_COUNT, though. It also implements a stronger
> rawmode emulation routine that covers event codes up to 240.
> 
> -- 
> Vojtech Pavlik
> SuSE Labs


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