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Message-ID: <20160108055240.GA22130@jelly.bne.redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 15:52:40 +1000
From: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@...-t.net>
To: Aniroop Mathur <aniroop.mathur@...il.com>
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...il.com>,
David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...il.com>,
Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...math.org>,
"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Aniroop Mathur <a.mathur@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v2]Input: evdev - drop partial events after emptying
the buffer
On Fri, Jan 08, 2016 at 11:16:49AM +0530, Aniroop Mathur wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Peter Hutterer
> <peter.hutterer@...-t.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 09:58:48PM +0530, Aniroop Mathur wrote:
> >> This patch introduces concept to drop partial events in evdev handler
> >> itself after emptying the buffer which are dropped by all evdev
> >> clients in userspace after SYN_DROPPED occurs.
> >> This in turn saves space of partial events in evdev handler buffer
> >> and reduces evdev client reading requests.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Aniroop Mathur <a.mathur@...sung.com>
> >> ---
> >> drivers/input/evdev.c | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
> >> 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
> >> index e9ae3d5..0a5ead8 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
> >> @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct evdev_client {
> >> struct list_head node;
> >> unsigned int clk_type;
> >> bool revoked;
> >> + bool drop_pevent; /* specifies whether partial events need to be dropped */
> >> unsigned long *evmasks[EV_CNT];
> >> unsigned int bufsize;
> >> struct input_event buffer[];
> >> @@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ static int evdev_set_clk_type(struct evdev_client *client, unsigned int clkid)
> >> {
> >> unsigned long flags;
> >> unsigned int clk_type;
> >> + struct input_event ev;
> >>
> >> switch (clkid) {
> >>
> >> @@ -218,8 +220,26 @@ static int evdev_set_clk_type(struct evdev_client *client, unsigned int clkid)
> >> spin_lock_irqsave(&client->buffer_lock, flags);
> >>
> >> if (client->head != client->tail) {
> >> - client->packet_head = client->head = client->tail;
> >> +
> >> + /* Store previous event */
> >> + client->head--;
> >> + client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
> >> + ev = client->buffer[client->head];
> >> +
> >> + client->packet_head = client->head = client->tail = 0;
> >> __evdev_queue_syn_dropped(client);
> >> +
> >> + /*
> >> + * If last packet is fully stored, queue SYN_REPORT
> >> + * so that clients do not ignore next full packet.
> >> + * And if last packet is NOT fully stored,
> >> + * set drop_pevent to true to ignore partial events.
> >> + */
> >> + if (ev.type == EV_SYN && ev.code == SYN_REPORT) {
> >> + ev.time = client->buffer[client->head - 1].time;
> >
> > if client->head happens to be 0, your index won't be what it should be :)
> > you need the &= here and again after the next line:
> >
>
> I have set head to 0 after which syn_dropped is queued,
> so head will be 1 always and hence it seems no need to take
> care of head overflow here as min bufsize is 64.
>
> >> + client->buffer[client->head++] = ev;
> >
> >
> >
> >> + } else if (ev.type != EV_SYN && ev.code != SYN_REPORT)
> >> + client->drop_pevent = true;
> >> }
> >>
> >> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->buffer_lock, flags);
> >> @@ -236,17 +256,27 @@ static void __pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
> >>
> >> if (unlikely(client->head == client->tail)) {
> >> /*
> >> - * This effectively "drops" all unconsumed events, leaving
> >> - * EV_SYN/SYN_DROPPED plus the newest event in the queue.
> >> + * This effectively "drops" all unconsumed events, storing
> >> + * EV_SYN/SYN_DROPPED and the newest event in the queue but
> >> + * only if it is EV_SYN/SYN_REPORT so that clients can read
> >> + * the next full event packet. And set drop_pevent to true
> >> + * if last event packet is not stored completely in buffer
> >> + * to ignore upcoming partial events.
> >> */
> >> - client->tail = (client->head - 2) & (client->bufsize - 1);
> >>
> >> - client->buffer[client->tail].time = event->time;
> >> - client->buffer[client->tail].type = EV_SYN;
> >> - client->buffer[client->tail].code = SYN_DROPPED;
> >> - client->buffer[client->tail].value = 0;
> >> + client->tail = client->head = client->packet_head;
> >>
> >> - client->packet_head = client->tail;
> >> + client->buffer[client->head].time = event->time;
> >> + client->buffer[client->head].type = EV_SYN;
> >> + client->buffer[client->head].code = SYN_DROPPED;
> >> + client->buffer[client->head].value = 0;
> >> + client->head = (client->head + 1) & (client->bufsize -1);
> >> +
> >> + if (event->type == EV_SYN && event->code == SYN_REPORT) {
> >> + client->buffer[client->head++] = *event;
> >> + client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
> >> + } else if (event->type != EV_SYN && event->code != SYN_REPORT)
> >> + client->drop_pevent = true;
> >
> > given that this condition is almost exactly the same as above, you should
> > share the code. you should also look into checking whether this can be moved
> > to __evdev_queue_syn_dropped() anyway, it seems like it can with little
> > effort.
> >
> > The protocol itself looks correct now though.
> >
>
> Thank you Mr. Peter.
> I have already sent the v4 which moved the code to
> __evdev_queue_syn_dropped() function. Please have a look.
aargh. I had both in my inbox and then replied to the wrong version anyway.
sorry.
Cheers,
Peter
>
> Regards,
> Aniroop
>
> > Cheers,
> > Peter
> >
> >> }
> >>
> >> if (event->type == EV_SYN && event->code == SYN_REPORT) {
> >> @@ -284,6 +314,14 @@ static void evdev_pass_values(struct evdev_client *client,
> >> wakeup = true;
> >> }
> >>
> >> + /* drop partial events of last packet but queue SYN_REPORT */
> >> + if (client->drop_pevent) {
> >> + if (v->type == EV_SYN && v->code == SYN_REPORT)
> >> + client->drop_pevent = false;
> >> + else
> >> + continue;
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> event.type = v->type;
> >> event.code = v->code;
> >> event.value = v->value;
> >> --
> >> 2.6.2
> >>
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