[PATCH] hid: add info to Kconfig

[PATCH] hid: add info to Kconfig

[Albert Zhou]

Nowadays many laptops use multitouch for their touchpads. This is now
indicated in the help message for HID_MULTITOUCH in the Kconfig.

Signed-off-by: Albert Zhou <albert.zhou.50@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/hid/Kconfig | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
index 185a077d59cd..86f65258a912 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ config HID_MONTEREY
 config HID_MULTITOUCH
 	tristate "HID Multitouch panels"
 	help
-	  Generic support for HID multitouch panels.
+	  Generic support for HID multitouch panels. Many newer laptops (like
+	  the Dell XPS 13 9360) use multitouch for their touchpads.
 
 	  Say Y here if you have one of the following devices:
 	  - 3M PCT touch screens

base-commit: fe24a97cf2543e8832e7a2124802e5c32aac05aa
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH] hid: add info to Kconfig

[Jeff LaBundy]

Hi Albert,

On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 02:34:56PM +1100, Albert Zhou wrote:
> Nowadays many laptops use multitouch for their touchpads. This is now
> indicated in the help message for HID_MULTITOUCH in the Kconfig.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Albert Zhou <albert.zhou.50@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/hid/Kconfig | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
> index 185a077d59cd..86f65258a912 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
> @@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ config HID_MONTEREY
>  config HID_MULTITOUCH
>  	tristate "HID Multitouch panels"
>  	help
> -	  Generic support for HID multitouch panels.
> +	  Generic support for HID multitouch panels. Many newer laptops (like
> +	  the Dell XPS 13 9360) use multitouch for their touchpads.

This is just my opinion, but the intent is to describe what
the feature does, not make claims about what products might
happen to use it as of today.

Furthermore, "newer" is relative. This statement won't have
the same meaning years from now. I think the description is
fine as-is.

>  
>  	  Say Y here if you have one of the following devices:
>  	  - 3M PCT touch screens
> 
> base-commit: fe24a97cf2543e8832e7a2124802e5c32aac05aa
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 

Kind regards,
Jeff LaBundy

Re: [PATCH] hid: add info to Kconfig

[Albert Zhou]

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On 21/11/22 05:48, Jeff LaBundy wrote:
> This is just my opinion, but the intent is to describe what
> the feature does, not make claims about what products might
> happen to use it as of today.
> 
> Furthermore, "newer" is relative. This statement won't have
> the same meaning years from now. I think the description is
> fine as-is.

Hi Jeff,

Currently the long list of supported products consists almost
exclusively of touchscreen devices, giving the false impression it's not
relevant for laptop touchpads.

Actually I turned this off because I thought I wouldn't need it, but
later I discovered it's used for my touchpad, which is why I thought it
might be useful to add this to the help message.

 From Albert Zhou

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