linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: properly queue synthetic events

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Date:   Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:49:10 +0200
From:   Angela Czubak <acz@...ihalf.com>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:     "open list:HID CORE LAYER" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@...-t.net>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: properly queue synthetic events

On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 3:25 AM Dmitry Torokhov
<dmitry.torokhov@...il.com> wrote:
>
> We should not be passing synthetic events (such as autorepeat events)
> out of order with the events coming from the hardware device, but rather
> add them to pending events and flush them all at once.
>
> This also fixes an issue with timestamps for key release events carrying
> stale data from the previous autorepeat event.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Angela Czubak <acz@...ihalf.com>

Regards,
Angela Czubak