linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: fix aux port detection with some i8042 chips

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Date:	Tue, 8 May 2007 23:19:29 -0400
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>
To:	Roland Scheidegger <sroland@...gstengraphics.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: fix aux port detection with some i8042 chips

On Thursday 03 May 2007 19:38, Roland Scheidegger wrote:
> From: Roland Scheidegger <sroland@...gstengraphics.com>
> 
> The i8042 driver fails detection of the AUX port with some chips,
> because they apparently do not change the I8042_CTR_AUXDIS bit
> immediately. This is known to affect at least HP500 / HP510 notebooks,
> consequently the built-in touchpad will not work. The patch will simply
> reread the value until it gets the expected value or a retry limit is
> hit, without touching other workaround code in the same area.
> 

Applied with some rearrangements, thank you.

-- 
Dmitry
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