RE: [PATCH] Input: elantench - Fix the firmware misreport coordinates for trackpoint occasionally.

From: phoenix
Date: Mon Aug 30 2021 - 08:21:22 EST


Hi Dmitry,

Would you review this patch, thanks

Best regards,
Phoenix Huang

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From: Phoenix Huang [mailto:phoenix@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2021 9:10 AM
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Phoenix Huang <phoenix@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] Input: elantench - Fix the firmware misreport coordinates
for trackpoint occasionally.

Signed-off-by: Phoenix Huang <phoenix@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c b/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
index 2d0bc029619f..07e1098f2d31 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
@@ -517,6 +517,17 @@ static void elantech_report_trackpoint(struct psmouse
*psmouse,
case 0x16008020U:
case 0x26800010U:
case 0x36808000U:
+
+ /* This firmware misreport coordinates for trackpoint
occasionally.
+ * So we discard these packets by pattern to prevent cursor
jumps.
+ */
+ if (packet[4] == 0x80 || packet[5] == 0x80 ||
+ packet[1] >> 7 == packet[4] >> 7 ||
+ packet[2] >> 7 == packet[5] >> 7) {
+ elantech_debug("discarding packet [%6ph]\n",
packet);
+ break;
+
+ }
x = packet[4] - (int)((packet[1]^0x80) << 1);
y = (int)((packet[2]^0x80) << 1) - packet[5];

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