linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: mimio, add extra sync to down-up input events

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Message-ID: <20100215154158.GA22102@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:41:58 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jirislaby@...il.com,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, Phil Hannent <phil@...nent.co.uk>,
	mwilder@...nmsu.edu, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...l.ru>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: mimio, add extra sync to down-up input events

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 09:37:01PM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> Userspace is allowed to coalesce events between SYNCs. And since the code
> emits UP right after DOWN for the same key, it may be missed
> (up+down=nothing). Add an extra sync in between UP and DOWN events to disable
> the coalesce.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> Cc: devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
> Cc: Phil Hannent <phil@...nent.co.uk>
> Cc: <mwilder@...nmsu.edu>
> Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...l.ru>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/mimio/mimio.c |    6 ++++++

Heh, I just deleted this driver from the staging tree, and it's gone in
linux-next, as the company now has a libusb version that works
cross-platform without any kernel changes needed.

So thanks for the patch, but it is no longer needed :)

greg k-h
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