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SubjectRe: [PATCH] psmouse fixes for 2.6.5
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On Tuesday 20 April 2004 03:38 pm, Kim Holviala wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 April 2004 15:59, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Tuesday 20 April 2004 02:38 am, Kim Holviala wrote:
> > > Some fixes for PS/2 mice:
> > >
> > > - fixed hotplugging (real reset of device instead of softreset)
> > > - support for Targus Scroller mice (from my last weeks patch)
> > > - extended protocol probing fixed
> >
> > Why do you have Tragus as a config option - just set the protocol mask
> > correctly by default...
>
> Targus mice misuse the normal PS/2 protocol so that they can sneak through
> command-filtering PS/2 ports (like on my Digital HiNote 2000). Basically they
> output very strange but valid traffic when the wheel is moved. Anyway, this
> is Linux, and I'd rather force people to turn it on explicitly rather than
> take the risk of breaking some valid PS/2 device which might theoretically
> output the same stuff.
>

And I think you will achieve the desired result by just doing:

-static unsigned int psmouse_max_proto = -1U;
+static unsigned int psmouse_probe_proto = PSMOUSE_ANY & ~PSMOUSE_TARGUS;

Think about distributions, they will just have turn this option on anyway.

--
Dmitry
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