Bug#875621: Still not fixed

From	Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Bug#875621: Still not fixed
Date	2018-09-15 15:10 +0200
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On Fri, 2018-09-14 at 09:16 +0200, Han Boetes wrote:
> > 
> > Source: linux
> > Source-Version: 4.13.10-1
> > We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
> > linux, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
> 
> 
> Dear maintainer,
> 
> With every new kernel release I hope these simple instructions from the
> dmesg are followed:
> 
> psmouse serio2: synaptics: The touchpad can support a better bus than the
> > too old PS/2 protocol. Make sure MOUSE_PS2_SYNAPTICS_SMBUS and RMI4_SMB are
> > enabled to get a better touchpad experience.
> 
> 
> But every time I check I see:
> 
> % grep -i rmi4_smb /boot/config-4.18.0-1-amd64
> > # CONFIG_RMI4_SMB is not set
> 
> 
> Why is it so hard to enable this kernel option?!

We did it once before and it caused a regression (bug #880471).  So,
before we enable it again someone will need to investigate and check
that the regression won't happen again.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Computers are not intelligent.	They only think they are.

Thread

Bug#875621: Still not fixed Han Boetes <hboetes@gmail.com> - 2018-09-14 09:20 +0200
  Bug#875621: Still not fixed Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2018-09-15 15:10 +0200
    Bug#875621: Still not fixed Martin Garton <garton@gmail.com> - 2018-09-22 16:10 +0200

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