linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix a issue that Alps Touchpad cursor does not work

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Date:   Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:52:08 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To:     Masaki Ota <012nexus@...il.com>
cc:     linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kai.heng.feng@...onical.com, masaki.ota@...alps.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix a issue that Alps Touchpad cursor does not work

On Tue, 27 Sep 2016, Masaki Ota wrote:

> fix Touchpad cursor does not work after touching Touchpad 
> by 3 or more fingers.
> 
> Issue reproduction procedure
> 1.Three or more fingers put on Touchpad.
> 2.release fingers from Touchpad.
> 3.move the cursor by one finger.
> 4.the cursor does not move.
> 
> Cause
> This code does not notify multi fingers state correctly to system.
> For example, when three fingers release from Touchpad,
> fingers state is 3 -> 0. It needs to notify
> first, second and third finger's releasing state.
> But this code does not notify second and third finger's
> releasing state by "break" code.
> 
> Solution
> Delete "break" code, and move xyz input code to the correct place.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masaki Ota <masaki.ota@...alps.com>

I have slightly reworded the changelog and applied to for-4.9/alps. 
Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs