From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org, apw@canonical.com,
arjan@infradead.org, jkosina@suse.cz
Subject: Re: [patch for 2.6.29? 3/3] psmouse/synaptics: ensure we reset the device on resume
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 22:31:33 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090305063129.GA14884@dtor-d630.eng.vmware.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200903042010.n24KAu9G029857@imap1.linux-foundation.org>
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 12:10:55PM -0800, akpm@linux-foundation.org wrote:
> From: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
>
> When resuming from suspend newer Synaptics touchpads do not recover
> correctly. Analysis of the resume sequence as applied in Linux was
> compared to that of other operating systems. This indicated that the
> other OSs were resetting the mouse before attempting to detect it (for
> all Synaptics touchpads, old and new). Applying this same modification
> fixes these newer Synaptics touchpads and brings the driver into line
> with common OS reset behaviour.
>
> This patch adds this reset by default providing a module option to
> restore the previous non-reset behaviour:
>
> psmouse.synaptics_resume_reset=N
>
> Also a message is emmitted on resume hinting as to how to fix a broken
> touchpad.
>
> [akpm@linux-foundation.org: make message more informative, fix 80-cols]
Andrew,
Please drop this one. I have committed a bit different version of the
same and it is now in mainline.
Thanks.
--
Dmitry
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2009-03-04 20:10 [patch for 2.6.29? 3/3] psmouse/synaptics: ensure we reset the device on resume akpm
2009-03-05 6:31 ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
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