From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitry Torokhov Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] input: alps: Reset mouse before identifying it Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:22:56 -0700 Message-ID: <20141015182256.GE8625@dtor-ws> References: <1412329392-5580-1-git-send-email-pali.rohar@gmail.com> <201410151957.37855@pali> <20141015180011.GB8625@dtor-ws> <201410152010.39507@pali> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from mail-pa0-f48.google.com ([209.85.220.48]:38501 "EHLO mail-pa0-f48.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750721AbaJOSXA (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:23:00 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201410152010.39507@pali> Sender: linux-input-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org To: Pali =?iso-8859-1?Q?Roh=E1r?= Cc: Tommy Will , Hans de Goede , Yunkang Tang , linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 08:10:39PM +0200, Pali Roh=E1r wrote: > On Wednesday 15 October 2014 20:00:11 Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 07:57:37PM +0200, Pali Roh=E1r wrote: > > > On Wednesday 15 October 2014 19:43:15 Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 02:53:11PM +0200, Pali Roh=E1r wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 14 October 2014 08:08:34 Dmitry Torokhov=20 > wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 03, 2014 at 11:47:59AM +0200, Hans de > > > > > > Goede > > >=20 > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > Thanks for working on this! > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > On 10/03/2014 11:43 AM, Pali Roh=E1r wrote: > > > > > > > > On some systems after starting computer function > > > > > > > > alps_identify() does not detect dual ALPS > > > > > > > > touchpad+trackstick device correctly and detect > > > > > > > > only touchpad. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > Resetting ALPS device before identifiying it > > > > > > > > fixing this problem and both parts touchpad and > > > > > > > > trackstick are detected. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Pali Roh=E1r > > > > > > > > Tested-by: Pali Roh=E1r > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > Looks good and seems sensible: > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > Acked-by: Hans de Goede > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > *sigh* I am not really happy about this, as we making > > > > > > boot longer and longer for people without ALPS > > > > > > touchpads. It would be better if we only reset the > > > > > > mouse when we knew we are dealing with ALPS, and even > > > > > > better if we only reset it when we suspected that we > > > > > > missed trackstick. Any chance of doing this? > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > >=20 > > > > > Dmitry, problem is that function check which detecting > > > > > trackstick does not working when I start my laptop from > > > > > power-off state and do not reset PS/2 device. But > > > > > detecting ALPS touchpad looks like working. So if do > > > > > not like this idea, what about doing something like > > > > > this in alps_dectect function? > > > > >=20 > > > > > int alps_detect(...) > > > > > { > > > > > ... > > > > > /* detect if device is ALPS */ > > > > > if (alps_identify(...) < 0) > > > > > return -1; > > > > > /* now we know that device is ALPS */ > > > > > if (!(flags & ALPS_DUALPOINT)) { > > > > > /* reset it and identify again, maybe there is > > > > > trackstick */ psmouse_reset(...); > > > > > alps_identify(...); > > > > > } > > > > > ... > > > > > } > > > > >=20 > > > > > It will does not affect non ALPS devices (because first > > > > > identify call will fail), but will affect ALPS devices > > > > > without trackstick (because identify will be called > > > > > twice and reset too). > > > >=20 > > > > I think this is a step in right direction. Do you know > > > > what exactly fails in alps_identify() on your box if you > > > > do not call psmouse_reset? > > > >=20 > > > > Thanks. > > >=20 > > > Yes, I know. It is failing in alps_probe_trackstick_v3(). It > > > calls alps_command_mode_read_reg(...) and it returns 0 which > > > means trackstick is not there. > >=20 > > OK, so can we try sticking psmouse_reset() there? This will > > limit the exposure of the new delay. > >=20 > > Thanks. >=20 > Sorry, but I think this is not safe. Function psmouse_reset will=20 > reset device (set it to relative mode, etc...) and before and=20 > after alps_probe_trackstick_v3() are called other functions. So=20 > it could break something else. We might need to repeat bits of alps_identify() after resetting the mouse, you are right. It should still be doable though. --=20 Dmitry -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html