Re: [PATCH] HID: rmi: fallback to generic/multitouch if hid-rmi is not built (was Re: [GIT PULL] HID for 4.11)

On Tue, 21 Feb 2017, Linus Torvalds wrote:

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I agree; that's in line with what we usually try to stick to (force
specific drivers if the device doesn't work with the generic at all and
switch over to generic in compile-time for devices that have limited
functionality with the generic driver).

.. and maybe we should do this same thing for the WACOM case a couple
of lines up from your patch?

Well, that's far more questionable. I am pretty sure Wacom devices are 
completely dysfunctional without a specific driver, as they have their own 
protocol.

Adding Ping and Jason to CC.

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Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs