linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: multitouch: Release all touch slots on reset

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Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:10:22 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
cc:	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
	Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: multitouch: Release all touch slots on
 reset_resume

On Fri, 11 Mar 2016, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> From: Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>
> 
> When resetting a device (especially after power loss) it is unlikely
> that the firmware will keep the contact tracking data for the previous
> touches and will be able to reconcile it with the new contacts, so
> let's release all slots on reset resume as start anew.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...omium.org>

Applied to for-4.6/multitouch.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs