linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: magicmouse: Don't report REL

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Date:	Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:13:27 -0800
From:	Chase Douglas <chase.douglas@...onical.com>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
CC:	Michael Poole <mdpoole@...ilus.org>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: magicmouse: Don't report REL_{X,Y} for Magic Trackpad

On 12/09/2010 05:41 AM, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Dec 2010, Chase Douglas wrote:
> 
>> With the recent switch to having the hid layer handle standard axis
>> initialization, the Magic Trackpad now reports relative axes. This would
>> be fine in the normal mode, but the driver puts the device in multitouch
>> mode where no relative events are generated. Also, userspace software
>> depends on accurate axis information for device type detection. Thus,
>> ignoring the relative axes from the Magic Trackpad is best.
> 
> Applied, thank you. I take it this should better go into .37 still, right?

Yes, please.

Thanks,

-- Chase
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