Re: [PATCH v4] input: tablet: add Pegasus Notetaker tablet driver

From: Oliver Neukum
Date: Wed May 25 2016 - 04:49:55 EST


On Wed, 2016-05-25 at 09:44 +0200, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> This adds a driver for the Pegasus Notetaker Pen. When connected,
> this uses the Pen as an input tablet.
>
> This device was sold in various different brandings, for example
> "Pegasus Mobile Notetaker M210",
> "Genie e-note The Notetaker",
> "Staedtler Digital ballpoint pen 990 01",
> "IRISnotes Express" or
> "NEWLink Digital Note Taker".
>
> Here's an example, so that you know what we are talking about:
> http://www.staedtler.com/en/products/ink-writing-instruments/ballpoint-pens/digital-pen-990-01-digital-ballpoint-pen
>
> http://pegatech.blogspot.com/ seems to be a remaining official resource.
>
> This device can also transfer saved (offline recorded handwritten) data and
> there are userspace programs that do this, see https://launchpad.net/m210
> (Well, alternatively there are really fast scanners out there :)
>
> It's *really* fun to use as an input tablet though! So let's support this
> for everybody.
>
> There's no way to disable the device. When the pen is out of range, we just
> don't get any URBs and don't do anything.
> Like all other mouses or input tablets, we don't use runtime PM.
>
> Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger <martink@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Thanks for having a look. Any more suggestions on this?
>
> revision history
> ================
> v4 use normal work queue instead of a kernel thread (thanks to Oliver Neukum)
> v3 fix reporting low pen battery and add USB list to CC
> v2 minor cleanup (remove unnecessary variables)
> v1 initial release
>

Hi,

almost there.

Regards
Oliver

> +static void pegasus_close(struct input_dev *dev)
> +{
> + struct pegasus *pegasus = input_get_drvdata(dev);
> +
> + cancel_work_sync(&pegasus->init);
> +
> + usb_kill_urb(pegasus->irq);
> +}

This is a race condition. The URB can trigger the work.
Therefore the URB needs to die first.