[PATCH] don't add input capabilities to tablet PNP device

Martin Pitt martin.pitt at ubuntu.com
Thu Feb 26 00:05:17 PST 2009


Hello Matthew,

Matthew Garrett [2009-02-16 16:29 +0000]:
> If hal detects that a PNP device is associated with a tablet PC it adds 
> the input capability to that device. This is wrong - the input device is 
> the serial device whose parent is this PNP device. Adding the input 
> capability just results in X attempting to add the PNP device as an 
> input device, despite it not being one and having no associated driver.
> 
> FDI files for the appropriate driver can add the capabilities to the 
> serial port device, so there's no need to have the core add these 
> misleading ones. Simply remove them.

Thanks, committed.

Martin
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