Xorg Input Hotplug
Input hotplug allows hotplugging of input devices, and also adds enhanced support for touchscreens and tablets, through either HAL or D-Bus. This is now the standard mechanism supported by upstream for handling input devices.
This was considered for Hardy but postponed due to a) various unexpected problems cropping up, b) HAL configuration complexity, and c) lack of config/admin tools, which we weren't confident could all be addressed sufficiently for an LTS release.
For Intrepid we wish to integrate input-hotplug and use it by default if at all possible. This will include investigating/
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Colin Watson
- Priority:
- High
- Drafter:
- Bryce Harrington
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Bryce Harrington
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Proposed for intrepid
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
-
intrepid-alpha-5
- Started by
- Bryce Harrington
- Completed by
- Bryce Harrington
Whiteboard
2008-05-27 bryce: Discussed at UDS and plan was agreed on. We'll switch over to input-hotplug configurations early in development so we can maximize the number of testers. Turning it off later (like we did in Hardy) is straightforward so we can do that later if there are problems. Fedora 9 shipped it for everything except keyboards; we'll start by turning it on for everything including keyboards, and may decide to turn off keyboards if there are still too many problems. The timeframe for this change will be within a few weeks, probably around the time we merge xserver 1.5 (which is pending on the upcoming mesa 7.1 release currently).
2008-08-21 bryce: The code changes are all implemented and have been tested. There is still some documentation to finalize, but this can be squared away after FF.
Work Items
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
