[PATCH] HID: input: call input_sync() when automatically releasing a key

[Dmitry Torokhov]

We need to emit EV_SYN/SYN_REPORT between key press and release, otherwise
userspace is allowed to "swallow" the event.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
---

Observed this with Plantronics headsets...

 drivers/hid/hid-input.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index 008e89b..50caf14 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -1162,8 +1162,11 @@ void hidinput_hid_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_field *field, struct
 
 	input_event(input, usage->type, usage->code, value);
 
-	if ((field->flags & HID_MAIN_ITEM_RELATIVE) && (usage->type == EV_KEY))
+	if ((field->flags & HID_MAIN_ITEM_RELATIVE) &&
+	    usage->type == EV_KEY && value) {
+		input_sync(input);
 		input_event(input, usage->type, usage->code, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 void hidinput_report_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report)
-- 
2.4.3.573.g4eafbef


-- 
Dmitry
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