linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/8 v3] Input: synaptics

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Message-ID: <20110817163226.GB4877@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:32:26 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>
Cc:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>, chase.douglas@...onical.com,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	olofj@...omium.org, chris@...bagwell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8 v3] Input: synaptics - add image sensor support

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:05:48PM +0800, Daniel Kurtz wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Henrik,
> >
> > Thanks for the great feedback.
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 5:09 AM, Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se> wrote:
> > > Hi Daniel,
> > >
> > > looks good, some details below.
> > >
> > > The ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR is supposed to have zero intercept, to remain
> > > compatible with user space handling of type A devices. Also, the scale
> > > should match the screen/pad size, such that the actual size of the
> > > touch area can be deduced. In addition, based on the current sensor
> > > technologies, ABS_MT_PRESSURE and ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR are normally
> > > mutually exclusive.
> > >
> > > All in all, I would prefer to only report width via (the single-finger
> > > axis) ABS_TOOL_WIDTH, and only for compatibility reasons.
> > >
> > > +
> > > +static void synaptics_report_slot_agm(struct input_dev *dev, int slot,
> > > +                                   const struct synaptics_hw_state *agm)
> > > +{
> > > +     input_mt_slot(dev, slot);
> > > +     input_mt_report_slot_state(dev, MT_TOOL_FINGER, true);
> > > +     input_report_abs(dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_X, agm->x);
> > > +     input_report_abs(dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_Y, invert_y(agm->y));
> > > +     input_report_abs(dev, ABS_MT_PRESSURE, agm->z);
> > > +}
> >
> > With ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR dropped, sgm and agm seems to coincide...
> > ....
> > >
> > > Looks good otherwise.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Henrik
> > >
> >
> > Ahh....  ok, this makes sense.  I missed this detail previously.
> > Basically:
> >  * Only report synaptics "w" as ABS_TOOL_WIDTH (for backwards compatibility)
> >  * Report synaptics "z" as ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR (assuming it is really
> > 'width of finger in surface units'), and ABS_PRESSURE (for backwards
> > compatibility).
> >  * Don't use ABS_MT_PRESSURE.
> >  * This will simplify agm/sgm reporting by making them both reoprt
> > the same axes.
> 
> Hi Henrik,
> 
> I think I was wrong in my previous comment.
> 
> I agree we should drop reporting synaptics 'w' (4-15, arbitrary units)
> in ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR.
> Instead, to support legacy, report 'w' in ABS_TOOL_WIDTH, and do not
> report ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR at all.
> 
> However, I believe we should still report synaptics 'z' (0-255, in
> arbitrary units) as ABS_MT_PRESSURE.
> This will, in turn, be used by input_mt_report_pointer_emulation() to
> determine the correct ABS_PRESSURE to report for legacy userspace
> uses.

Alternatively, you can use input_mt_set_value() to save Z value to be
used by input_mt_report_pointer_emulation() later, but not report it as
part of MT packet.

-- 
Dmitry
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