[PATCH] Move joydev.ko from kernel-modules-extra to kernel-modules

Hans de Goede hdegoede at redhat.com
Tue Aug 4 09:52:26 UTC 2015


Unlike the other joystick modules joydev is not just needed for old analog
joysticks, but also to provide /dev/js? devices with new usb connected
joysticks.

Many games still use the (old) /dev/js interface, and will not work ootb
unless kernel-modules-extra is installed. Moving jodev.ko to the main
kernel package fixes this.

Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede at redhat.com>
---
 kernel.spec    | 3 +++
 mod-extra.list | 1 -
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 32d084f..4ccceec 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -2024,6 +2024,9 @@ fi
 #
 # 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 04 2015 Hans de Goede <hdegoede at redhat.com>
+- Move joydev.ko from kernel-modules-extra to kernel-modules
+
 * Mon Aug 03 2015 Josh Boyer <jwboyer at fedoraproject.org>
 - Fix i386 boot bug correctly (rhbz 1247382)
 - CVE-2015-5697 info leak in md driver (rhbz 1249011 1249013)
diff --git a/mod-extra.list b/mod-extra.list
index 9794fef..cf957d4 100644
--- a/mod-extra.list
+++ b/mod-extra.list
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ w6692.ko
 avma1_cs.ko
 elsa_cs.ko
 hfc4s8s_l1.ko
-joydev.ko
 a3d.ko
 adi.ko
 analog.ko
-- 
2.4.3



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