linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: fix hid_ignore_special

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Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:05:45 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To:	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: fix hid_ignore_special_drivers module parameter

On Fri, 12 Feb 2016, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:

> hid_ignore_special_drivers works fine until hid_scan_report
> autodetects and reassign devices (for hid-multitouch,
> hid-microsoft and hid-rmi).
> 
> Simplify the handling of the parameter: if it is there, use
> hid-generic, no matter what, and if not, scan the device or
> rely on the hid_have_special_driver table.
> 
> This was detected while trying to disable hid-multitouch on
> a Surface Pro cover which prevented to use the keyboard.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
> CC: stable@...r.kernel.org
> ---
> 
> Hi Jiri,
> 
> not sure if we should keep or not the stable@ tag. The issue was there for a
> long time, and nobody complained. It's up to you.

I've now applied it to for-4.5/upstream-fixes, but will wait if there is 
any other more important fix that'd trigger the push of this branch to 
Linus; otherwise it'll go in the merge window pile and will get backported 
to -stable later.

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs