From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 40722729 for ; Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:21:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx2.suse.de (mx2.suse.de [195.135.220.15]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AFC2F2A5 for ; Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:21:36 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 23:21:33 +0200 (CEST) From: Jiri Kosina To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Mark Brown , ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] Schedule slot suggestion- Generic drivers - core topic List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Fri, 28 Oct 2016, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > Having some generic device driver load, prior to a specific driver, and > issues / maintenance issues that come with the hacks currently in place > to support this / re-invent the wheel to support this per subsystem. > > It might be good then to move this to a Monday slot, provided most > interested folks can and will be there. Thoughts? As this is exactly the (current worked around in not a very nice way) problem of HID subsystem (hid-generic handling most of the devices "more or less fine", and then having drivers implementing "specific functionality on top"), I'd be very much interested in any discussion / ideas around this topic. I'll be there on monday. Thanks, -- Jiri Kosina SUSE Labs