linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: bcm5974: Switch back to normal mode when closing

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Message-ID: <20080914151824.GB5391@amd.corenet.prb>
Date:	Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:18:26 -0400
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: bcm5974: Switch back to normal mode when closing

Hi Henrik,

On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 04:54:59PM +0200, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> Staying in multi-touch mode after closing the device sometimes makes the keyboard drop keys or
> repeat keys irratically. The conjecture is that some internal buffer starts to overflow,
> resulting in undefined behavior. Switching back to normal mode when closing the device makes the
> problem go away.
> 

Makes sense, will apply.

-- 
Dmitry
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