linux-kernel - Re: Dell ALPS patches for Dell Latitude 7250 & 7450

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Date:	Sun, 15 Feb 2015 17:40:48 +0100
From:	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Vadim Klishko <vadim@...que.com>
Subject: Re: Dell ALPS patches for Dell Latitude 7250 & 7450

Hi,

On 15-02-15 17:38, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 February 2015 08:38:58 Hans de Goede wrote:
>> Thanks for this and the other related mail. I also have an
>> alps.c directly from alps themselves which adds support for
>> v8 and v9 protocols. The problem is that like with v7 the
>> code is not really in a state where we want to take it as is,
>> e.g. it does clickpad softbutton emulation in the kernel
>> instead of leaving it to userspace.
>>
>> I spend a considerable amount of time cleaning up the alps
>> code itself and then adding a cleaner version of the v7 code,
>> we should do the same for the v8 and v9 code probably but
>> that requires someone with hardware access so that we can
>> actually test the end result.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Hans
>
> Ok. Hans, can you look at least on second one patch?
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-input/msg36554.html
>
> This is a bit shorter patch and maybe easier to review and decide
> if is needed or not...

I think you no that particular bit of the code better then me know,
given the recent fixes you've been doing there. I think it is best
to not take that patch / hack until we actually have reports from
someone with a machine where such a fix is needed.

Regards,

Hans
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