linux-kernel - Re: Xorg doesn't find input devices with "Input: allow matching device IDs on property bits" applied

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Date:   Sun, 22 Oct 2017 12:53:58 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh@...ernode.on.net>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Xorg doesn't find input devices with "Input: allow matching
 device IDs on property bits" applied

On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 12:45:59PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 12:33:42PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > On 10/22/17 12:32, Arthur Marsh wrote:
> > > After a recent git pull and kernel build and reboot, Xorg could not find the input devices and I was left with unresponsive mouse and keyboard until I could remotely shut-down and boot into an earlier kernel.
> > > 
> > > With good kernels, Xorg.log showed evdev finding the mouse and keyboard.
> > > 
> > > Bisecting lead to this commit:
> > > 
> > >  git bisect good
> > > 8724ecb072293f109a6f5dc93be8a98bf61fe14f is the first bad commit
> > > commit 8724ecb072293f109a6f5dc93be8a98bf61fe14f
> > > Author: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> > > Date:   Mon Oct 9 12:01:14 2017 -0700
> > > 
> > >     Input: allow matching device IDs on property bits
> > > 
> > >     Let's allow matching input devices on their property bits, both in-kernel
> > >     and when generating module aliases.
> > > 
> > >     Tested-by: Roderick Colenbrander <roderick.colenbrander@...y.com>
> > >     Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> > > 
> > > :040000 040000 4192943bfd5affbe9e86c14efd690bda5c90bd82 d30b9d9c3a7ed1a6078f56a3bec2a82e0ba09570 M      drivers
> > > :040000 040000 d39ca313c8d6dc86ad1175bf9374c76d9c134e82 8717e17cbb0556629dd8cf7a7c34694dd299925c M      include
> > > :040000 040000 ba4684d3706ca73868f39e90f673e3926e23e3ba 811ed0e561768778c86eefa4c5ea5f866a542156 M      scripts
> > > 
> > > I am happy to run further tests if needed.
> > > 
> > > Arthur.
> > 
> > Hi,
> > See https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/10/22/125  for a patch.
> 
> Please do let me know if the patch works so I can push it forward.

OK, I got a confirmation from the original reporter and send a pull
request to Linus.

-- 
Dmitry