linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.13.y-ckt 47/85] Input: synaptics - fix handling of disabling gesture mode

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Date:	Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:26:27 -0700
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"3.8+" <stable@...r.kernel.org>, kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.13.y-ckt 47/85] Input: synaptics - fix handling of
 disabling gesture mode

On Tue, 2015-10-20 at 15:44 -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Hi Kamal,
> 
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com> wrote:
> > 3.13.11-ckt28 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> 
> Please drop this one, it's been shown wrong and is reverted form mainline.

Dropped from 3.13-stable.  Thanks very much, Dmitry!

 -Kamal


> Thanks!
> 
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> >
> > commit e51e38494a8ecc18650efb0c840600637891de2c upstream.
> >
> > Bit 2 of the mode byte has dual meaning: it can disable reporting of
> > gestures when touchpad works in Relative mode or normal Absolute mode,
> > or it can enable so called Extended W-Mode when touchpad uses enhanced
> > Absolute mode (W-mode). The extended W-Mode confuses our driver and
> > causes missing button presses on some Thinkpads (x250, T450s), so let's
> > make sure we do not enable it.
> >
> > Also, according to the spec W mode "... bit is defined only in Absolute
> > mode on pads whose capExtended capability bit is set. In Relative mode and
> > in TouchPads without this capability, the bit is reserved and should be
> > left at 0.", so let's make sure we respect this requirement as well.
> >
> > Reported-by: Nick Bowler <nbowler@...conx.ca>
> > Suggested-by: Gabor Balla <gaborwho@...il.com>
> > Tested-by: Gabor Balla <gaborwho@...il.com>
> > Tested-by: Nick Bowler <nbowler@...conx.ca>
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c | 12 ++++++++----
> >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> > index 17b0285..e772a2a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> > +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> > @@ -486,14 +486,18 @@ static int synaptics_set_mode(struct psmouse *psmouse)
> >         struct synaptics_data *priv = psmouse->private;
> >
> >         priv->mode = 0;
> > -       if (priv->absolute_mode)
> > +
> > +       if (priv->absolute_mode) {
> >                 priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_ABSOLUTE_MODE;
> > -       if (priv->disable_gesture)
> > +               if (SYN_CAP_EXTENDED(priv->capabilities))
> > +                       priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_W_MODE;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       if (!SYN_MODE_WMODE(priv->mode) && priv->disable_gesture)
> >                 priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_DISABLE_GESTURE;
> > +
> >         if (psmouse->rate >= 80)
> >                 priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_HIGH_RATE;
> > -       if (SYN_CAP_EXTENDED(priv->capabilities))
> > -               priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_W_MODE;
> >
> >         if (synaptics_mode_cmd(psmouse, priv->mode))
> >                 return -1;
> > --
> > 1.9.1
> >
> 
> 
> 


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