linux-kernel - [PATCH 06/12] HID: input: move up out-of-range processing of input values

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Message-Id: <20220126161832.3193805-7-benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:18:26 +0100
From:   Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
To:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Ahelenia Ziemiańska 
        <nabijaczleweli@...ijaczleweli.xyz>,
        Ping Cheng <pinglinux@...il.com>,
        Aaron Armstrong Skomra <skomra@...il.com>,
        Jason Gerecke <killertofu@...il.com>,
        Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@...-t.net>
Cc:     linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 06/12] HID: input: move up out-of-range processing of input values

It actually makes sense to clamp the value to its boundaries before
doing further processing.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/hid/hid-input.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index 54b3e9c5ccc4..8770d9a2b2af 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -1364,6 +1364,30 @@ void hidinput_hid_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_field *field, struct
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Ignore out-of-range values as per HID specification,
+	 * section 5.10 and 6.2.25, when NULL state bit is present.
+	 * When it's not, clamp the value to match Microsoft's input
+	 * driver as mentioned in "Required HID usages for digitizers":
+	 * https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn672278(v=vs.85).asp
+	 *
+	 * The logical_minimum < logical_maximum check is done so that we
+	 * don't unintentionally discard values sent by devices which
+	 * don't specify logical min and max.
+	 */
+	if ((field->flags & HID_MAIN_ITEM_VARIABLE) &&
+	    field->logical_minimum < field->logical_maximum) {
+		if (field->flags & HID_MAIN_ITEM_NULL_STATE &&
+		    (value < field->logical_minimum ||
+		     value > field->logical_maximum)) {
+			dbg_hid("Ignoring out-of-range value %x\n", value);
+			return;
+		}
+		value = clamp(value,
+			      field->logical_minimum,
+			      field->logical_maximum);
+	}
+
 	switch (usage->hid) {
 	case HID_DG_INVERT:
 		*quirks = value ? (*quirks | HID_QUIRK_INVERT) : (*quirks & ~HID_QUIRK_INVERT);
@@ -1431,30 +1455,6 @@ void hidinput_hid_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_field *field, struct
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Ignore out-of-range values as per HID specification,
-	 * section 5.10 and 6.2.25, when NULL state bit is present.
-	 * When it's not, clamp the value to match Microsoft's input
-	 * driver as mentioned in "Required HID usages for digitizers":
-	 * https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn672278(v=vs.85).asp
-	 *
-	 * The logical_minimum < logical_maximum check is done so that we
-	 * don't unintentionally discard values sent by devices which
-	 * don't specify logical min and max.
-	 */
-	if ((field->flags & HID_MAIN_ITEM_VARIABLE) &&
-	    (field->logical_minimum < field->logical_maximum)) {
-		if (field->flags & HID_MAIN_ITEM_NULL_STATE &&
-		    (value < field->logical_minimum ||
-		     value > field->logical_maximum)) {
-			dbg_hid("Ignoring out-of-range value %x\n", value);
-			return;
-		}
-		value = clamp(value,
-			      field->logical_minimum,
-			      field->logical_maximum);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Ignore reports for absolute data if the data didn't change. This is
 	 * not only an optimization but also fixes 'dead' key reports. Some
-- 
2.33.1