linux-kernel - Re: usb initialization order (usbhid vs. appletouch)

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Date:	Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:36:47 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	Soeren Sonnenburg <kernel@....de>
Cc:	linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: usb initialization order (usbhid vs. appletouch)

Am Donnerstag, 26. Oktober 2006 13:49 schrieb Soeren Sonnenburg:
> On Thu, 2006-10-26 at 12:20 +0200, Oliver Neukum wrote:
> > Am Donnerstag, 26. Oktober 2006 11:53 schrieb Soeren Sonnenburg:
> > > Dear all,
> > > 
> > > I've noticed that the appletouch driver needs to be loaded *before* the
> > > usbhid driver to function. This is currently impossible when built into
> > > the kernel (and not modules). So I wonder how one can change the
> > > ordering of when the usb drivers are loaded.
> > > 
> > > Suggestions ?
> > 
> > Add a quirk to HID. Messing around with probing orders is not
> > a sure thing.
> 
> what do you have in mind ? if appletouch is turned on ignore IDs that
> appear in appletouch ?

Yes, or even make it unconditional. There is a specific driver for a device.
It exists for a reason.

	Regards
		Oliver
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