kernel-5.15, -6.1: drop i8042 modules from shared config #3396
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Issue number:
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Description of changes:
This effectively removes i8042 hardware support from aws variants, matching the Amazon Linux upstream configuration for EC2.
i8042 is retained for vmware variants, where it's required for the interactive console to accept keyboard input, and for metal variants where it might also be useful in some environments.
Testing done:
Verified EC2 serial console connectivity:
Confirmed that only the aws kernel configs are affected:
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