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

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Message-ID: <nycvar.YFH.7.76.1808281101500.25787@cbobk.fhfr.pm>
Date:   Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:02:20 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
cc:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Harry Cutts <hcutts@...omium.org>,
        linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jiri.kosina@...e.cz>,
        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, 23 Aug 2018, Dmitry Torokhov 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?
> 
> No love for imperial roots? Sure, micrometers would work too I think.

I don't really care strongly :) Is either of you going to update the 
patch? Otherwise I'll just apply as-is.

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs