Re: [PATCH v3] input: mt: Move tracking and pointer emulation toinput-mt

From: Jiri Kosina
Date: Tue Dec 07 2010 - 09:53:43 EST


On Tue, 7 Dec 2010, Henrik Rydberg wrote:

> The drivers using the type B protocol all report tracking information
> the same way. The contact id is semantically equivalent to
> ABS_MT_SLOT, and the handling of ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID only complicates
> the driver. The situation can be improved upon by providing a common
> pointer emulation code, thereby removing the need for the tracking id
> in the driver. This patch moves all tracking event handling over to
> the input core, simplifying both the existing drivers and the ones
> currently in preparation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> This is revision three of the patch, with changes to incorporate the
> active use of ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE. Example usages are found in pen and
> touch tablets and simple dual touch devices. The report_slot_state()
> function now takes the tool type as argument, since a change in either
> tool type of touch state should trigger a new tracking id.
>
> Thanks,
> Henrik
>
> drivers/hid/hid-3m-pct.c | 30 +---------

Acked-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx>

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Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs, Novell Inc.
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