Input layer demand loading

[Fredrik Tolf]

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Why does the input layer still not have on-demand module loading? How abo=
ut=20
applying this?

Fredrik Tolf

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cd /usr/src/linux-2.5.75/drivers/input/
diff -up /usr/src/linux-2.5.75/drivers/input/input.c\~ /usr/src/linux-2.5.75/drivers/input/input.c
--- /usr/src/linux-2.5.75/drivers/input/input.c~	2003-07-13 18:34:09.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/src/linux-2.5.75/drivers/input/input.c	2003-07-13 18:34:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -531,7 +531,13 @@ static int input_open_file(struct inode 
 	struct file_operations *old_fops, *new_fops = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	/* No load-on-demand here? */
+	if(!handler)
+	{
+		char name[20];
+		sprintf(name, "input-dev-%i", minor(inode->i_rdev) >> 5);
+		request_module(name);
+		handler = input_table[minor(inode->i_rdev) >> 5];
+	}
 	if (!handler || !(new_fops = fops_get(handler->fops)))
 		return -ENODEV;

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