linux-kernel - Re: [RFC ebeam PATCH v3 1/2] hid: Blacklist new eBeam classic device

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Date:	Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:07:46 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Yann Cantin <yann.cantin@...oste.net>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC ebeam PATCH v3 1/2] hid: Blacklist new eBeam classic device

On Monday, August 06, 2012 02:43:40 PM Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 11:21:43PM +0200, Yann Cantin wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Yann Cantin <yann.cantin@...oste.net>
> > ---
> > 
> >  drivers/hid/hid-core.c |    3 +++
> >  drivers/hid/hid-ids.h  |    3 +++
> >  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
> > index 60ea284..b1ed8ee 100644
> > --- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
> > @@ -1908,6 +1908,9 @@ static const struct hid_device_id hid_ignore_list[]
> > = {> 
> >  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_DELORME, USB_DEVICE_ID_DELORME_EM_LT20)
> >  	},
> >  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_DREAM_CHEEKY, 0x0004) },
> >  	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_DREAM_CHEEKY, 0x000a) },
> > 
> > +#if defined(CONFIG_INPUT_EBEAM_USB)
> > +	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_EFI, USB_DEVICE_ID_EFI_CLASSIC) },
> > +#endif
> 
> Why is this #if in here?  Just always do it, how could it not be
> defined?

User might disable the driver and CONFIG_INPUT_EBEAM_USB will not be
set. But I agree, since the device is unusable with generic HID driver
there is no point in doing this conditionally.

-- 
Dmitry
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