Re: kern/55103: /dev/wsmouse returns EINVAL

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

The following reply was made to PR kern/55103; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: kern/55103: /dev/wsmouse returns EINVAL
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 12:46:20 -0000 (UTC)

 paul%whooppee.com@localhost (Paul Goyette) writes:
 
 >As I see it, there are three reasonable paths forward to resolve this
 >issue:
 
 >1. Identify and update the caller(s) of this protocol (possibly with
 >    a sysctl(8) variable to control selection of the protocol), or
 
 There are no callers that need updating or that even could be updated.
 And mandating an optional compat mode for some platforms is nonsense.
 
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