linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix for Acer Bluetooth Optical Rechargeable Mouse

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:05:49 -0400
From:	Anthony Waters <awaters1@...il.com>
To:	Lamarque Vieira Souza <lamarque@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	marcel@...tmann.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix for Acer Bluetooth Optical Rechargeable Mouse

The patch in the bug report[1] just undoes the part of the commit that
causes the stutter/sluggishness with my mouse so it isn't really a fix

[1] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13314

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Lamarque Vieira
Souza<lamarque@...il.com> wrote:
> Em Quinta-feira 23 Julho 2009, Andrew Morton escreveu:
>> On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:00:58 -0300
>>
>> Lamarque Vieira Souza <lamarque@...il.com> wrote:
>> > Em Quinta-feira 23 Julho 2009, Andrew Morton escreveu:
>> > > On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:30:57 -0300
>> > >
>> > > Lamarque Vieira Souza <lamarque@...il.com> wrote:
>> > > > Em Quinta-feira 23 Julho 2009, Andrew Morton escreveu:
>> > > > > On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:01:43 -0300
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Lamarque Vieira Souza <lamarque@...il.com> wrote:
>> > > > > >     This patch works around one problem with my Acer Bluetooth
>> > > > > > Optical Rechargeable Mouse where the cursor gets stuck at
>> > > > > > screen's upper-left corner. Even my notebook's touchpad is not
>> > > > > > able to move cursor when the bluetooth mouse is connected to my
>> > > > > > Acer Ferrari 4005 notebook. Using input session instead of hid
>> > > > > > session solves this problem although the cursor still moves a
>> > > > > > little sluggishly with the bluetooth mouse, cursor moves
>> > > > > > correctly using the touchpad. My bluetooth mouse used to work
>> > > > > > well (no sluggish) until kernel 2.6.21, since then the problems
>> > > > > > are getting worse with each kernel release (it got sluggish in
>> > > > > > 2.6.22 and this this upper-left corner problem appeared in 2.6.28
>> > > > > > or 2.6.27).
>> > > >
>> > > >         By the way, I have found that bug
>> > > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13314 is the cause of the
>> > > > sluggish in my mouse.
>> > >
>> > > (cc's added)
>> > >
>> > > OK, thanks.  Did you test Anthony's patch on your system?
>> >
>> >     Yes,  I did.
>>
>> Did it fix the bug?
>
>        It fixed one of the two problems I had with this mouse.
>
>> If so, does that mean that you think we should merge Anthony's patch
>> instead of yours?
>
>        I need both patches for my mouse to work properly. My patch fix the problem
> of cursor stucked at upper-left corner. Anthony's fix the cursor being
> sluggish (stutter). They are two different problems.
>
>> > > Also, you've determined that
>> > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=comm
>> > >it;h =e4e8e37c42bdaaefcb84eeaef0dc1bc3f696f8f6 caused the problem on
>> > > your machine and that reverting it fixes things up.
>> > >
>> > > I'm all confused.
>
>
> --
> Lamarque V. Souza
> http://www.geographicguide.com/brazil.htm
> Linux User #57137 - http://counter.li.org/
>
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