linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/2] input: evdev: Add EVIOC mechanism to extract the MT slot state

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Date:	Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:09:45 +0100
From:	"Henrik Rydberg" <rydberg@...omail.se>
To:	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...c.fr>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Ping Cheng <pingc@...om.com>, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Chris Bagwell <chris@...bagwell.com>,
	Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>,
	Stephane Chatty <chatty@...-enac.fr>,
	Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@...-t.net>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/2] input: evdev: Add EVIOC mechanism to extract the MT
 slot state

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:35:47AM +0100, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> This patch adds the ability to extract the MT slot state sequentially
> via EVIOCGABS. The slot parameter is first selected by calling
> EVIOCSABS with ABS_MT_SLOT as argument, followed by a set of EVIOCGABS
> calls. The slot selection is local to the evdev client handler, and
> does not affect the actual input state.

Ok - it seemed like a reasonable idea at the time, but..

> @@ -767,9 +769,10 @@ static long evdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
>  			if (size < sizeof(struct input_absinfo))
>  				abs.resolution = 0;
>  
> -			/* We can't change number of reserved MT slots */
> -			if (t == ABS_MT_SLOT)
> -				return -EINVAL;
> +			if (t == ABS_MT_SLOT) {
> +				client->slot = abs.value;
> +				return 0;
> +			}

...this just does not look right. Perhaps there should really be a
different ioctl to retrieve the slot values instead. Dmitry?

Thanks,
Henrik
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