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Subject: Re: Who Caught My PS/2 mouse?! + unknown PCI bridge + DD mode 
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 13:02:00 +0900
From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
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This is follow-up to my own comment:

>Now we have two options:
>
>a) modify `moused' to use `select()'
>
>We need to 1) patch `moused'.  It makes `moused' work with not only
>with `psm' but also with `mse'. Although not mentioned in this thread
>of discussion, `mse' is also a non-blocking device and currently
>doesn't work with `moused'. 
>
>We don't need to update any documentation/FAQ in this case, I expect.
>
>b) create blocking nodes
>
>We need to 1) create a blokcing node each for `psm' and `mse', 2)
>change `moused's built-in default of using `/dev/psm0' for the PS/2
>mouse; it should now refer to the new blocking node, 3) and update
>documentation/FAQ.
>
>I prefer a) to b), because a) seems simpler.
>
>Kazu

Even if we are eventually to take the approach b), modifying `moused'
to use `select()' does no harm. I would suggest we should make
`moused' use `select()' anyway. What do you think?

Kazu