linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/1][RESUBMIT] input: fix weird issue of synaptics psmouse sync lost

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Message-ID: <5164BD0F.1000409@canonical.com>
Date:	Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:14:55 -0400
From:	James M Leddy <james.leddy@...onical.com>
To:	James M Leddy <james.leddy@...onical.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dmitry.torokhov@...il.com,
	haitao.zhang@...onical.com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1][RESUBMIT] input: fix weird issue of synaptics psmouse
 sync lost

I meant to send this to linux-input

On 04/09/2013 08:30 PM, James M Leddy wrote:
> We have been using this patch in Ubuntu kernels for 5 months now
> without issue. Since patch author Eric Miao no longer works for us,
> I'm sending to the list so that other distros can take advantage of
> this.
> 
> Last we left off, the suggestion was to make this generic across the
> entire range of protocols, not just synaptics. I'm against this for
> two reasons. The first is that I don't want to have to ask for
> additional testing (I don't have access to the machine). The second
> and far more important reason is that I am afraid that this will break
> other non-synaptics touchpads, and even though we have a wide range of
> hardware, it is impossible to guarantee that it'll work on everything
> out there. I will do it however if it's the way we need to go with
> this.
> 
> Please let me know what you think, or if you need any additional
> information or testing.
> 
> James M Leddy (1):
>   input: fix weird issue of synaptics psmouse sync lost
>     after resume
> 
>  drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c |    2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 

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