On 2008-06-28 at 18:39:45 [+0200], André Braga <meianoite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 10:20, Michael Lotz <mmlr@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Is there any reason why this couldn't be moved into the input_server? > > Of course there is! He wanted you guys to review his patch and see if > you'd be interested in it at all :) So he implemented it in a way that > could be easily disabled and debugged before mucking with the bowels > of input_server :) I would settle for the more obvious reason that having this functionality in the input server makes it rely on a working input server, while in the kernel it will always work. Sounds like a reasonable approach for an "emergency" feature. CU, Ingo