Re: [PATCH v5] input: tablet: add Pegasus Notetaker tablet driver

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Fri May 27 2016 - 17:59:17 EST


Hi Martin,

On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 11:46:21AM +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 reviewing! Dmitry's and Oliver's changes to v4 made it even
> smaller now. All is tested again and should apply to any recent tree.
> If not, please just complain.

Couple of minor comments:

> +
> +static void pegasus_control_msg(struct pegasus *pegasus, u8 *data, int len)
> +{
> + const int sizeof_buf = len * sizeof(u8) + 2;

Just do "len + 2".

> +static void pegasus_parse_packet(struct pegasus *pegasus)
> +{
> + unsigned char *data = pegasus->data;
> + struct input_dev *dev = pegasus->dev;
> + u16 x, y;
> +
> + switch (data[0]) {
> + case SPECIAL_COMMAND:
> + /* device button pressed */
> + if (data[1] == BUTTON_PRESSED)
> + schedule_work(&pegasus->init);
> +
> + break;
> + /* xy data */
> + case BATTERY_LOW:
> + dev_warn_once(&dev->dev, "Pen battery low\n");
> + case BATTERY_NO_REPORT:
> + case BATTERY_GOOD:
> + x = le16_to_cpup((__le16 *)&data[2]);
> + y = le16_to_cpup((__le16 *)&data[4]);
> +
> + /* ignore pen up events */
> + if (x == 0 && y == 0)

Why are we ignoring pen-up events? I'd at least send
EV_KEY/BTN_TOOL_PEN/0 and maybe the rest of BTN* events.

> + break;
> +
> + input_report_key(dev, BTN_TOUCH, data[1] & PEN_TIP);
> + input_report_key(dev, BTN_RIGHT, data[1] & PEN_BUTTON_PRESSED);
> + input_report_key(dev, BTN_TOOL_PEN, 1);
> + input_report_abs(dev, ABS_X, (s16)x);
> + input_report_abs(dev, ABS_Y, y);
> +
> + input_sync(dev);
> + break;
> + default:
> + dev_warn_once(&pegasus->usbdev->dev,
> + "unknown answer from device\n");
> + }
> +}
> +
> +static void pegasus_irq(struct urb *urb)
> +{
> + struct pegasus *pegasus = urb->context;
> + struct usb_device *dev = pegasus->usbdev;
> + int retval;
> +
> + switch (urb->status) {
> + case 0:
> + pegasus_parse_packet(pegasus);
> + usb_mark_last_busy(pegasus->usbdev);

Since the driver does not use runtime-PM I do not think you need to call
usb_mark_last_busy().

> +static int pegasus_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> + const struct usb_device_id *id)
> +{
> + struct usb_device *dev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
> + struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *endpoint;
> + struct pegasus *pegasus;
> + struct input_dev *input_dev;
> + int error;
> + int pipe, maxp;
> +
> + /* we control interface 0 */
> + if (intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber == 1)
> + return -ENODEV;

Please add:

/* Sanity check that the device has an endpoint */
if (usbinterface->altsetting[0].desc.bNumEndpoints < 1) {
dev_err(&usbinterface->dev, "Invalid number of endpoints\n");
return -EINVAL;
}

Thanks.

--
Dmitry