linux-kernel - [PATCH] Input: psmouse - retry getid command in psmouse

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Date:	Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:11:19 +0800
From:	Chung-yih Wang <cywang@...omium.org>
To:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Tai-hwa Liang <avatar@...telic.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Paul Fox <pgf@...top.org>,
	Chung-yih Wang <cywang@...omium.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Input: psmouse - retry getid command in psmouse_probe()

As the synaptics device may not respond to the first command in psmouse_probe
when a machine is booting up, the patch gives a second probe if the first
one fails.

Signed-off-by: Chung-yih Wang <cywang@...omium.org>
---
 drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c |   13 +++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
index 22fe254..c4fc5ad 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
@@ -1053,8 +1053,17 @@ static int psmouse_probe(struct psmouse *psmouse)
  */
 
 	param[0] = 0xa5;
-	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETID))
-		return -1;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETID)) {
+		/*
+		 * Reprobe the device if it did not respond to the GETID
+		 * command. Before retry, additional dummy command is sent
+		 * to clear the 'RESEND' response if exists.
+		 */
+		psmouse_warn(psmouse, "GETID probe failed, retrying...\n");
+		ps2_command(ps2dev, NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
+		if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETID))
+			return -1;
+	}
 
 	if (param[0] != 0x00 && param[0] != 0x03 &&
 	    param[0] != 0x04 && param[0] != 0xff)
-- 
1.7.7.3

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