Re: [PATCH 1/2] Revert "HID: multitouch: enable palm rejection if device implements confidence usage"

From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Mon Jun 27 2016 - 18:26:09 EST


On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 06/23/2016 01:31 AM, Allen Hung wrote:
>>
>> This reverts commit 25a84db15b3f ("HID: multitouch: enable palm rejection
>> if device implements confidence usage")
>>
>> The commit enables palm rejection for Win8 Precision Touchpad devices but
>> the quirk MT_QUIRK_VALID_IS_CONFIDENCE it is using is not working very
>> properly. This quirk is originally designed for some WIn7 touchscreens.
>> Use
>> of this for a Win8 Precision Touchpad will cause unexpected pointer
>> jumping
>> problem.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Allen Hung <allen_hung@xxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c | 5 -----
>> 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
>> index 95b7d61..4ef7006 100644
>> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
>> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
>> @@ -502,11 +502,6 @@ static int mt_touch_input_mapping(struct hid_device
>> *hdev, struct hid_input *hi,
>> mt_store_field(usage, td, hi);
>> return 1;
>> case HID_DG_CONFIDENCE:
>> - if (cls->name == MT_CLS_WIN_8 &&
>> - field->application == HID_DG_TOUCHPAD) {
>> - cls->quirks &= ~MT_QUIRK_ALWAYS_VALID;
>> - cls->quirks |=
>> MT_QUIRK_VALID_IS_CONFIDENCE;
>> - }
>> mt_store_field(usage, td, hi);
>> return 1;
>> case HID_DG_TIPSWITCH:
>>
>
> This and patch 2 are:
>
> Tested-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> # XPS 13 9350, BIOS 1.4.3
>
> (And I'm curious why 1.4.3 seems to have been pulled. Might it have been
> this issue? For better or for worse, I upgraded in the narrow window in
> which it was available on Dell's website.)
>

I should amend that Tested-by slightly: these patches seem to make the
problem merely about as bad as it was before. It's still not perfect
-- I still occasionally get stuck touches.

--Andy