Re: [PATCH] Input - wacom: update the ABI doc according to latest changes

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Wed Aug 06 2014 - 17:04:14 EST


On Wed, Aug 06, 2014 at 04:44:08PM -0400, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> On Aug 05 2014 or thereabouts, Ping Cheng wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Benjamin Tissoires
> > <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi Ping,
> > >
> > > On Aug 05 2014 or thereabouts, Ping Cheng wrote:
> > >> Thank you Benjamin for updating the ABI docs. My comments are inline.
> > >>
> > >> With those lines updated, this patch is:
> > >>
> > >> Reviewed-by: Ping Cheng <pingc@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >>
> > >> Ping
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Benjamin Tissoires
> > >> <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> > Now the devices show up under hid no matter the connection. So update the
> > >> > sysfs path to the shortest and common one.
> > >> > The ABI has also been unified regarding the OLEDs, but Bluetooth handle
> > >> > only 1-bit images instead of 4.
> > >> >
> > >> > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > ---
> > >> >
> > >> > Guys,
> > >> >
> > >> > by updating this and working on the g-s-d client side for OLEDs, I think now
> > >> > that we should also keep the oled*_img for Bluetooth and implement this file
> > >> > for USB too. The user space code gets messy quite fast due to the need to
> > >> > support old and new kernels, whereas if we handle the scrambling in the kernel,
> > >> > it should be quite straightforward.
> > >> > Of course, we have to keep the current button<n>_rawimg for backward
> > >> > compatibility.
> > >> >
> > >> > Any thoughts?
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> > Benjamin
> > >> >
> > >> > Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-wacom | 56 ++++++++++------------------
> > >> > 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
> > >> >
> > >> > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-wacom b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-wacom
> > >> > index 7fc7810..c75ed4c 100644
> > >> > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-wacom
> > >> > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-wacom
> > >> > @@ -1,47 +1,26 @@
> > >> > -WWhat: /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw*/device/oled*_img
> > >> > -Date: June 2012
> > >> > -Contact: linux-bluetooth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> > -Description:
> > >> > - The /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw*/device/oled*_img files control
> > >> > - OLED mocro displays on Intuos4 Wireless tablet. Accepted image
> > >> > - has to contain 256 bytes (64x32 px 1 bit colour). The format
> > >> > - is the same as PBM image 62x32px without header (64 bits per
> > >> > - horizontal line, 32 lines). An example of setting OLED No. 0:
> > >> > - dd bs=256 count=1 if=img_file of=[path to oled0_img]/oled0_img
> > >> > - The attribute is read only and no local copy of the image is
> > >> > - stored.
> > >> > -
> > >> > -What: /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw*/device/speed
> > >> > +What: /sys/bus/hid/devices/<bus>:<vid>:<pid>.<n>/speed
> > >> > Date: April 2010
> > >>
> > >> Should the Date be updated?
> > >
> > > I don't think that this one should. The ABI is the same since April
> > > 2010, and the "new" path works also for older kernels. So basically,
> > > here, for Bluetooth, there has been no changes.
> >
> > Oh, I see your point. But, don't we consider path part of the interface?
> >
>
> Well, in this case, both the path /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw*/device/speed
> and /sys/bus/hid/devices/<bus>:<vid>:<pid>.<n>/speed refers to the same
> device, even in April 2010.
>
> /sys/class/hidraw/hidraw*/device is IMO not accurate because you have to
> check all the hidraw devices to find the right one.
> /sys/bus/hid/devices/<bus>:<vid>:<pid>.<n>/speed gives you the correct
> at first sight. This is just a fix to have a more reliable path in the
> documentation, not a change.

Can we document this in changelog?

Thanks.

--
Dmitry
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