linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: Document the bcm5974 driver

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Date:	Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:49:40 +0200
From:	Niels de Vos <niels.devos@...cor-nixdorf.com>
To:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: Document the bcm5974 driver

Hi Henrik,

Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> This patch adds documentation for the bcm5974 to Documentation/input/.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
> ---
...
> +Debug output
> +------------
> +
> +To ease the development for new hardware version, verbose packet output can
> +be switched on with the debug kernel module parameter. The range [1-9]
> +yields different levels of verbosity. Example (as root):
> +
> +rmmod bcm5974 && sudo modprobe bcm5974 debug=9
> +
> +tail -f /var/log/debug
> +
> +rmmod bcm5974 && sudo modprobe bcm5974 debug=0

What about skipping rmmod and modprobe by doing
	echo -n 9 > /sys/module/bcm5974/parameters/debug
and
	echo -n 0 > /sys/module/bcm5974/parameters/debug
?

Kind regards,
Niels



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