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

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:21:30 -0300
From:	Lamarque Vieira Souza <lamarque@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	marcel@...tmann.org, awaters1@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix for Acer  Bluetooth Optical Rechargeable Mouse

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.


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Lamarque V. Souza
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