linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.27-rc1: softcursor behaviour changed

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Date:	Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:17:50 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	krzysztof.h1@...zta.fm, adaplas@....net, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.27-rc1: softcursor behaviour changed



On Fri, 8 Aug 2008, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> 
> - an application wants to do X
> - I don't like X and X is not even implemented here
> - let's do Y instead!

Well, at the same time:
 - Y is the closest we can get in practice
 - Y is what we've done before (but I don't know how long)

So yeah, I think we should probably revert it.

		Linus
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