Re: [RFT/C 2.5.70] Input class hook up to driver model/sysfs

Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 00:07:16 +0200


Hi!

> > > I did this once before but due to some infrastructure changes
> > > it had to be written again. Here it is, pretty simple. Now
> > > you can see your input devices (except keyboard) listed under
> > > /sys/class/input like this (yes, I do have two mice attached).
> > > At the moment the dev file is created and it contains the
> > > hex value of the major and minor number.
> >
> > *very* nice, and urgently needed for suspend/resume support.
>
> No, classes have nothing to do with suspend/resume, that's devices.

> > But should not structure be /bus/sys/keyboard_controller/mouse0? Mouse
> > needs to be suspended before keyboard controller...
>
> Yes, but this patch is putting stuff in /sys/class/input, not /sys/bus
> :)

Okay, that means that another patch is needed to create hierarchy for
power managment... This sysfs stuff is getting hairy.

Pavel

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