Re: [PATCH 24/44] Workaround i8042 chips with broken MUX mode

From: Vojtech Pavlik
Date: Thu Mar 18 2004 - 15:36:58 EST


On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 10:24:09AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> > +
> > + /* Workaround for broken chips which seem to
> support MUX, but in reality don't. */
> > + /* They all report version 12.10 */
> > + if (mux_version == 0xCA)
> > + return -1;
>
> Hi,
>
> I think it should be 0xAC (0xA4 with 4th bit flipped)
> as the version reported is 10.12:
>
> i8042.c: Detected active multiplexing controller, rev
> 10.12.
>
> From little debug info that I've been sent ThinkPad's
> controllers seem to be flipping 4th bit sometimes, I
> can't quite pinpoint the exact sequence.

Could this be the bit that indicates whether the report is coming from
an internal or external device?

--
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR
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