linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: wacom: fix timeout on probe for some wacoms

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Date:	Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:50:56 -0400
From:	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
Cc:	Ping Cheng <pinglinux@...il.com>, killertofu@...il.com,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: wacom: fix timeout on probe for some wacoms

On Sep 22 2014 or thereabouts, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Sep 2014, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> 
> > Some Wacom tablets (at least the ISDv4 found in the Lenovo X230) timeout
> > during probe while retrieving the input reports.
> > The only time this information is valuable is during the feature_mapping
> > stage, so we can ask for it there and discard the generic input reports
> > retrieval.
> > 
> > This gives a code path closer to the wacom.ko driver when it was in the
> > input subtree (not HID).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
> > ---
> > 
> > Hi Jiri,
> > 
> > I run into this today while trying to improve the generic support of the ISDv4
> > sensors (those found on laptops not sold by Wacom).
> > This is a regression from 3.16, in a sense that it can add up to 10 seconds to
> > the boot of the laptop. So IMO, this should go as a fix for 3.17-rc6.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, c64d883476 changed the ABI and wacom_get_report() takes now one
> > less argument. I based my patch on top of the for-3.18/wacom branch, so in 3.17,
> > it will not compile.
> > I would personally be in favor of having c64d883476 and this one in 3.17, but
> > c64d883476 will also require some manual conflict resolution (cherry-pick is
> > complaining).
> > I can also resend it based on the v3.17-rc5 tag, but then we will have to update
> > the for-3.18/wacom when you will merge with Linus' tree.
> 
> Hi Benjamin,
> 
> c64d883476 is not really a rc7 material, so I'd not like to be 
> cherry-picking it for this.
> 
> My take on this would actually be to apply to for-3.18/wacom, mark it for 
> stable, and then make sure that c64d883476 makes it to the first 
> 3.17-stable.
> 
> What do you think?
> 

Fine by me. It will be easier to include the follow up patches this way.

Cheers,
Benjamin

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