[PATCH 4.2.y-ckt 041/273] Input: vmmouse - fix absolute device registration

From: Kamal Mostafa
Date: Mon Mar 07 2016 - 19:46:48 EST


4.2.8-ckt5 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>

commit d4f1b06d685d11ebdaccf11c0db1cb3c78736862 upstream.

We should set device's capabilities first, and then register it,
otherwise various handlers already present in the kernel will not be
able to connect to the device.

Reported-by: Lauri Kasanen <cand@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
index e272f06..a3f0f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
@@ -458,8 +458,6 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
priv->abs_dev = abs_dev;
psmouse->private = priv;

- input_set_capability(rel_dev, EV_REL, REL_WHEEL);
-
/* Set up and register absolute device */
snprintf(priv->phys, sizeof(priv->phys), "%s/input1",
psmouse->ps2dev.serio->phys);
@@ -475,10 +473,6 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
abs_dev->id.version = psmouse->model;
abs_dev->dev.parent = &psmouse->ps2dev.serio->dev;

- error = input_register_device(priv->abs_dev);
- if (error)
- goto init_fail;
-
/* Set absolute device capabilities */
input_set_capability(abs_dev, EV_KEY, BTN_LEFT);
input_set_capability(abs_dev, EV_KEY, BTN_RIGHT);
@@ -488,6 +482,13 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
input_set_abs_params(abs_dev, ABS_X, 0, VMMOUSE_MAX_X, 0, 0);
input_set_abs_params(abs_dev, ABS_Y, 0, VMMOUSE_MAX_Y, 0, 0);

+ error = input_register_device(priv->abs_dev);
+ if (error)
+ goto init_fail;
+
+ /* Add wheel capability to the relative device */
+ input_set_capability(rel_dev, EV_REL, REL_WHEEL);
+
psmouse->protocol_handler = vmmouse_process_byte;
psmouse->disconnect = vmmouse_disconnect;
psmouse->reconnect = vmmouse_reconnect;
--
2.7.0