Re: [PATCH] hid: Add a hid quirk for input sync override

From: Jiri Kosina
Date: Thu Sep 02 2010 - 10:30:55 EST


On Wed, 1 Sep 2010, Henrik Rydberg wrote:

> >> As of lately, HID devices which send per-frame data split over several
> >> HID reports have started to emerge. This patch adds a quirk which
> >> allows the HID driver to take over the input layer synchronization,
> >> and hence the control of the frame boundary.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> Jiri, Dmitry, Stephane,
> >>
> >> No doubt, this is not a final solution, but it serves the purpose of
> >> being able to make existing drivers functional while a satisfactory
> >> solution is being worked out.
> >
> > Hi Henrik,
> >
> > I obviously don't have any major objections to the patch, as it was my
> > initial idea :)
>
>
> Ah! Then all is fine. :-)
>
> >
> > I'd like to merge it together with driver which actually uses it though.
>
>
> Sounds good. I suppose Stephane wants to have a say regarding the 3m driver
> first, but no rush. What version are you targeting?

2.6.37 looks reasonable if everything it agreed upon in the following
week(s).

--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs, Novell Inc.
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