linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v0 5/5] Add Documentation for console mouse reporting

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Date:   Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:00:00 +0200
From:   Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
To:     Tammo Block <tammo.block@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v0 5/5] Add Documentation for console mouse reporting

On 26. 06. 20, 9:23, Tammo Block wrote:
> This patch adds a description of the kernel interface(s) used for mouse
> reporting and compares the old and new bitmask layout.

<irony>
Documentation for the vt code? Phew.
</irony>

Thanks for doing this.

> Signed-off-by: Tammo Block <tammo.block@...il.com>
> ---
>  .../admin-guide/console-mouse-reporting.rst   | 82 +++++++++++++++++++
>  Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst           |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 83 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/admin-guide/console-mouse-reporting.rst
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/console-mouse-reporting.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/console-mouse-reporting.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..799288295655
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/console-mouse-reporting.rst
...
> +SRG protocol
> +++++++++++++
> +
> +For the SRG style protocol (xterm style, DECSET 1005 *is* set) the upper 11
> +bits of sel_mode are used like this:
> +
> +- 6    : Always 1, identifies SRG protocol / TIOCL_SELSRGREPORT
> +- 7    : Unused, should be 0. Ignored by kernel (future extensions)
> +- 8    : Set on button release events / TIOCL_SELSRGRELEASE
> +- 9-16 : The SRG byte, send to userspace as is / TIOCL_SELSRGMASK

To me -- a non-native -- it looks like s/send/sent/?

> +The SRG (upper) byte
> +++++++++++++++++++++
> +
> +The layout of the *upper byte* ("SRG") is identical to the SRG data layout,
> +for protocol "1005", as described in detail in the xterm [1]_ or
> +terminalguide [2]_ home pages. Short summary:
> +
> + - 1,2 : Buttons, lower bits (see notes below)
> + - 3-5 : Modifier keys (Shift, Alt and Ctrl)
> + - 6   : Mouse movement only, no button status change
> + - 7-8 : Buttons, upper bits (for buttons 4-15)
> +
> +Notes
> ++++++
> +
> +Button numbers are encoded like this:
> +
> +- 0-2  : Left, middle and right button
> +- 3    : No button pressed / Button release
> +- 4-15 : More buttons, e.g. 4 and 5 are scroll wheel
> +
> +Please note that button releases should only be reported for buttons 0-2.
> +
> +Also note that coordinates (xs,ys,xe,ye) are zero based for the TIOCL_SETSEL
> +syscall but one based for the escape sequences send by the kernel, so the

again "sent".

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs