linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] identify firmware version

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Date:	Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:55:45 -0400
From:	Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>
To:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
CC:	jkosina@...e.cz, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dmitry.torokhov@...il.com,
	chatty@...c.fr, micki@...rig.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] identify firmware version

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On 08/27/10 08:01, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> On 08/26/2010 06:54 AM, Rafi Rubin wrote:
> 
>> This adds firmware version polling to the end of probe and reports the
>> version both in the raw form and proccessed to match the formatting used
>> by ntrig in windows.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Rafi Rubin <rafi@...s.upenn.edu>
> 
> 
> The version field of the input_id struct is a 16-bit number that can be used to
> code device-specific version information, and is retrievable via EVIOCGID.
> Perhaps one could code the firmware version in there.
> 
> Henrik

Thanks, I missed that field and will update my approach accordingly.

I suppose in that case, I should also keep the firmware decoding as a userspace
tool.

Micki, would you care to comment on the decoding?  Any misplaced bits, or
additional bits you would like to add mappings for?

Rafi
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