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Bug#228665: xserver-xfree86: [mouse] SendCoreEvents + ServerLayout entry leads to doubled events



On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 11:19:58PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 18:52, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 09:43:23PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 20:29, Jim Paris wrote:
> > > > > I had heard rumors that Linux kernel 2.6 demultiplexes PS/2 mouse
> > > > > devices into /dev/input/mice, and not just USB mouse devices as 2.4
> > > > > does.
> > > > 
> > > > That may be the case, although it's not my particular problem, as
> > > > I'm not using a PS/2 mouse.
> > > 
> > > But your XF86Config-4 contains a Device section for /dev/psaux (did you
> > > choose that in debconf?). If CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX is enabled in
> > > your kernel, mouse events will appear there as well.
> > 
> > Eh what?  You mean the 2.6 kernel multiplexes demuxed mouse events to
> > both /dev/input/mice *AND* /dev/psaux???
> 
> Yes, /dev/input/mice by definition gives the events of all mice handled
> by the input layer, which handles most if not all input in 2.6 kernels.
> The configuration trick relies on the input layer in 2.4 kernels not
> handling some types of mice, in particular PS/2.

That's not what I asked.  :)

I asked if /dev/psaux now also "gives the events of all mice handled by
the input layer, which handles most if not all input in 2.6 kernels."

If that is not the case, I do not see how he can be getting doubled
events from /dev/psaux and /dev/input/mice.

-- 
G. Branden Robinson                |     Suffer before God and ye shall be
Debian GNU/Linux                   |     redeemed.  God loves us, so He
branden@debian.org                 |     makes us suffer Christianity.
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |     -- Aaron Dunsmore

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