linux-kernel - Re: Linux USB HID should ignore values outside Logical Minimum/Maximum range

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Date:	Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:27:00 +0200
From:	Christoph Fritz <chf.fritz@...glemail.com>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Denilson Figueiredo de Sá 
	<denilsonsa@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux USB HID should ignore values outside Logical
 Minimum/Maximum range

On Fri, 2011-10-28 at 18:23 +0200, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Oct 2011, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> 
> > While input core does not clam or validate the values reported by the 
> > driver it might make sense to do so in hid-input; I am not sure how 
> > often these limits programmed intorrectly. Jiri i sprobably the best 
> > person to answer this question.
> 
> I haven't met such a device myself yet.
> 
> On the other hand I feel like just dropping the report on the floor should 
> be the proper thing to do.
> 
> 
> Christoph, how about the (untested at my side yet) patch below? It'd be 
> nice if you could test with the device you are seeing the problem with and 
> let me know.


I don't have this device and I'm not the person who started this thread.
It's Denilson Figueiredo de Sá <denilsonsa@...il.com> , just see above.

Denilson, please comment.

Thanks,
 -- Christoph


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