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[Bug 138311] evdev and wacom do not select correct event device automatically
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- Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:02:07 -0700 (MST)
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=138311
------- Comment #8 from mhopf@xxxxxxxxxx 2006-12-12 10:02 MST -------
(In reply to comment #7)
> Problem is that evdev doesn't allow Name to be a free format. Name must
Of course not. Name is just another option that influences the behavior of the
driver.
> match the string from /proc/bus/input/devices at least as a glob. As you
> mentioned name is not used in any other driver this is because name is
> a free and optional string and exactly like this it is used in sax2.
What do you mean by "free and optional"? I've never read anything like that,
and that as exactly what I was asking for.
So as far as I understand you are using "Name" for internal representation
inside sax, to distinguish different devices - just like the introduction of
the "SaX*" options in the Device section for storing additional parameters
needed by sax. In that case something like "SaXname" would probably be better,
because the chance that a driver uses this option name in the future is *much*
lower.
> I would suggest to use another key here or provide a synonym.
> It would at least make my life a lot easier
"Name" is used upstream, and I *strongly* argue against changing upstream
semantics. Except if it is documented somewhere that "Name" is an option
without value to the drivers, in which case it would be an upstream bug.
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------- Comment #8 from mhopf@xxxxxxxxxx 2006-12-12 10:02 MST -------
(In reply to comment #7)
> Problem is that evdev doesn't allow Name to be a free format. Name must
Of course not. Name is just another option that influences the behavior of the
driver.
> match the string from /proc/bus/input/devices at least as a glob. As you
> mentioned name is not used in any other driver this is because name is
> a free and optional string and exactly like this it is used in sax2.
What do you mean by "free and optional"? I've never read anything like that,
and that as exactly what I was asking for.
So as far as I understand you are using "Name" for internal representation
inside sax, to distinguish different devices - just like the introduction of
the "SaX*" options in the Device section for storing additional parameters
needed by sax. In that case something like "SaXname" would probably be better,
because the chance that a driver uses this option name in the future is *much*
lower.
> I would suggest to use another key here or provide a synonym.
> It would at least make my life a lot easier
"Name" is used upstream, and I *strongly* argue against changing upstream
semantics. Except if it is documented somewhere that "Name" is an option
without value to the drivers, in which case it would be an upstream bug.
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