Re: [PATCH] to drivers/input/evdev.c to add mixer device "/dev/input/events"

From: Dave Neuer (mr.fred.smoothie_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/15/05

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    Date:	Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:06:04 -0400
To: Joe Peterson <joe@skyrush.com>

    On 8/15/05, Joe Peterson <joe@skyrush.com> wrote:
    >
    > So, overall, I agree that we should not invent hacks to make up for
    > another software package's problems...

    but also wrote:

    > If the kernel could handle that aspect, it would make all programs more stable.

    which seems a little contradictory.

    However, Joe continued with:

    > It does not sound right to push the handling of the intermittent nature
    > to each user program.

    Indeed. Each user program should not care about it. An event/hotplug
    library should, and the user programs should use that. Like d-bus/HAL.

    Dave
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