Re: [PATCH] Input: synaptics - Disable kernel tracking on SMBus devices

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Mon Oct 09 2017 - 23:51:45 EST


On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 10:08:44AM +0200, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> On Sep 28 2017 or thereabouts, Andrew Duggan wrote:
> > In certain situations kernel tracking seems to be getting confused
> > and incorrectly reporting the slot of a contact. On example is when
> > the user does a three finger click or tap and then places two fingers
> > on the touchpad in the same area. The kernel tracking code seems to
> > continue to think that there are three contacts on the touchpad and
> > incorrectly alternates the slot of one of the contacts. The result that
> > is the input subsystem reports a stream of button press and release
> > events as the reported slot changes.
> >
> > Kernel tracking was originally enabled to prevent cursor jumps, but it
> > is unclear how much of an issue kernel jumps actually are. This patch
> > simply disabled kernel tracking for now.
> >
> > Fixes: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482640
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Duggan <aduggan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Tested-by: Kamil Páral <kparal@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks Andrew for the patch!

Applied, thank you.

>
> Cheers,
> Benjamin
>
> > ---
> > drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c | 3 +--
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> > index 5af0b7d..ee5466a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> > +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> > @@ -1709,8 +1709,7 @@ static int synaptics_create_intertouch(struct psmouse *psmouse,
> > .sensor_pdata = {
> > .sensor_type = rmi_sensor_touchpad,
> > .axis_align.flip_y = true,
> > - /* to prevent cursors jumps: */
> > - .kernel_tracking = true,
> > + .kernel_tracking = false,
> > .topbuttonpad = topbuttonpad,
> > },
> > .f30_data = {
> > --
> > 2.7.4
> >

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Dmitry