linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add the `REL_WHEEL_HI

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Message-ID: <20180823185722.GA24777@bombadil.infradead.org>
Date:   Thu, 23 Aug 2018 11:57:22 -0700
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Harry Cutts <hcutts@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jiri.kosina@...e.cz>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add the `REL_WHEEL_HI_RES` event code

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 11:30:55AM -0700, Harry Cutts wrote:
> +  - If a vertical scroll wheel supports high-resolution scrolling, this code
> +    will be emitted in addition to REL_WHEEL. The value is the (approximate)
> +    distance travelled by the user's finger, in 256ths of a millimeter.

Is it too late to change this to an actual unit like micrometres?