linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [RFC] Input: remove evbug driver

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Message-ID: <Z2Rfd7Q_8pOPkZRX@google.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:01:27 -0800
From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To: Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] Input: remove evbug driver

On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 06:57:48PM +0100, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Dec 2024, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> 
> > > From: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.com>
> > > 
> > > I've never heard of anyone having used this driver for debugging at least 
> > > in over past decade or so. Since we have tools like evtest, this driver 
> > > seems to be rather superficial.
> > > 
> > > Also, it apparently causes confusion among people who accidentaly enable 
> > > CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG and are annoyed/confused by their kernel log being 
> > > spammed by a lot of useless data.
> > > 
> > > Let's just remove it.
> > 
> > Agree. Applied, thank you.
> 
> Thanks Dmitry.
> 
> I don't see it in dtor/input.git though .. ?

Heh, I said applied, not pushed ;) Sorry, my bad, pushed out now.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry