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

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Date:   Tue, 28 Aug 2018 10:49:32 -0700
From:   Harry Cutts <hcutts@...omium.org>
To:     jikos@...nel.org
Cc:     dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, willy@...radead.org,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jiri.kosina@...e.cz, benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, corbet@....net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add the `REL_WHEEL_HI_RES` event code

Benjamin says he prefers micrometres, and I think I do to now that I
think about it (sticking with SI seems like a good idea), so I'll
update it in a V2.

Harry Cutts
Chrome OS Touch/Input team
Harry Cutts
Chrome OS Touch/Input team


On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 at 02:02, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> 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
>