Re: [PATCH 3.13.y-ckt 47/85] Input: synaptics - fix handling of disabling gesture mode

[Dmitry Torokhov]

Hi Kamal,

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 3.13.11-ckt28 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

Please drop this one, it's been shown wrong and is reverted form mainline.

Thanks!

>
> ------------------
>
> From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> commit e51e38494a8ecc18650efb0c840600637891de2c upstream.
>
> Bit 2 of the mode byte has dual meaning: it can disable reporting of
> gestures when touchpad works in Relative mode or normal Absolute mode,
> or it can enable so called Extended W-Mode when touchpad uses enhanced
> Absolute mode (W-mode). The extended W-Mode confuses our driver and
> causes missing button presses on some Thinkpads (x250, T450s), so let's
> make sure we do not enable it.
>
> Also, according to the spec W mode "... bit is defined only in Absolute
> mode on pads whose capExtended capability bit is set. In Relative mode and
> in TouchPads without this capability, the bit is reserved and should be
> left at 0.", so let's make sure we respect this requirement as well.
>
> Reported-by: Nick Bowler <nbowler@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Gabor Balla <gaborwho@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Gabor Balla <gaborwho@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Nick Bowler <nbowler@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c | 12 ++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> index 17b0285..e772a2a 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
> @@ -486,14 +486,18 @@ static int synaptics_set_mode(struct psmouse *psmouse)
>         struct synaptics_data *priv = psmouse->private;
>
>         priv->mode = 0;
> -       if (priv->absolute_mode)
> +
> +       if (priv->absolute_mode) {
>                 priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_ABSOLUTE_MODE;
> -       if (priv->disable_gesture)
> +               if (SYN_CAP_EXTENDED(priv->capabilities))
> +                       priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_W_MODE;
> +       }
> +
> +       if (!SYN_MODE_WMODE(priv->mode) && priv->disable_gesture)
>                 priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_DISABLE_GESTURE;
> +
>         if (psmouse->rate >= 80)
>                 priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_HIGH_RATE;
> -       if (SYN_CAP_EXTENDED(priv->capabilities))
> -               priv->mode |= SYN_BIT_W_MODE;
>
>         if (synaptics_mode_cmd(psmouse, priv->mode))
>                 return -1;
> --
> 1.9.1
>



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Dmitry
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