Re: [PATCH] Input: Fix double equality sign in uevent

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On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 08:31:57PM +0100, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> Looking at the uevent stream for input devices, all properties
> are on the form "A=B" except the bitmap values, which are on the
> form "A==B". Remedied with this patch.
> 
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Hi Dmitry,
> 
> Unless the input bitmap properties should really behave differently,
> this patch ought to be a candidate for 2.6.37.
> 

Hmm, I do not think so because:

- either nobody uses bitmap variables and then it is not priority
- users worked around the problem and by applying fix we'd be
  breaking their setups.

I think we should apply it but at the beginning of .38 cycle to give us
a chance to evaluate and maybe revert.

Does this make sense?

-- 
Dmitry
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