linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Alternative approach to MT_TOOL

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Date:	Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:35:50 +0100
From:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...math.org>
To:	Chase Douglas <chase.douglas@...onical.com>
CC:	Chris Bagwell <chris@...bagwell.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@...-t.net>,
	linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Alternative approach to MT_TOOL_ENVELOPE

>

> I do think that MT is complex enough that related documentation should
> be in multi-touch-protocol.txt, though. Anywhere I discussed MT in
> evdev-codes.txt I referred the reader to the other file. Henrik, does
> that sound good to you?


Yep, thanks.

>> I think it will be invaluable to document this stuff for driver
>> writers and apps but I'm not sure yet what level needs to be enforced.
> 
> That's the biggest issue I see right now. Do we want black and white
> specificity? For example, using terms like "must" and "may not" etc. Or
> do we want the document to merely hold best practices while not
> proscribing exact details? I think even with exact details we can loosen
> them if needed, but that has its own can of worms.


It will most likely need to be judged on a case-by-case basis.

Thanks,
Henrik
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