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From: <jhf@rivenstone.net>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, vojtech@suse.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PS/2 mouse rate setting
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 22:56:25 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031028035625.GB20145@rivenstone.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20031028035244.GA20145@rivenstone.net>


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On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 10:52:44PM -0500, I wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 08:32:15AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > 
> > > Overall as KVM user I must say I'm not very happy with the 2.6 mouse
> > > driver. 2.4 pretty much worked out of the box, but 2.6 needs
> > > lots of strange options (psmouse_noext, psmouse_rate=80) 
> > > because it does things very differently out of the box.
> > 
> > I agree. The keyboard driver has also deteriorated, I think. 
> > 
> > I'd suggest we _not_ set the rate by default at all (and let the default
> > thing just happen). And only set the rate if the user _asks_ for it with
> > your setup thing. Mind sending me that kind of patch?
> > 
> 
>     I need this patch to use the scroll wheel on my Logitech mouse
> with my Belkin KVM switch in 2.6. This patch was in -mm for a while
> before some changes there broke the diff, and I got some mail from
> people who said it was helpful.  I didn't hear about any problems.
> 
>     Linus, will you please consider applying it?

    D'oh, forgot the patch.  This is the same patch that was in -mm,
rediffed against -test9 and tested to compile.  I've been running this
same patch on vanilla and -mm kernels for months now.

-- 
Joseph Fannin
jhf@rivenstone.net

Rothchild's Rule -- "For every phenomenon, however complex, someone will
eventually come up with a simple and elegant theory. This theory will
be wrong."

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diff -aur linux-2.6.0-test9_orig/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt linux-2.6.0-test9/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
--- linux-2.6.0-test9_orig/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt	2003-10-27 15:50:46.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.0-test9/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt	2003-10-27 15:53:58.000000000 -0500
@@ -790,6 +790,8 @@
 			before loading.
 			See Documentation/ramdisk.txt.
 
+	psmouse_imps2	[HW,MOUSE] Probe only for Intellimouse PS2 mouse protocol extensions
+
 	psmouse_noext	[HW,MOUSE] Disable probing for PS2 mouse protocol extensions
 
 	psmouse_resetafter=
diff -aur linux-2.6.0-test9_orig/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c linux-2.6.0-test9/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
--- linux-2.6.0-test9_orig/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c	2003-10-27 15:50:33.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.0-test9/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c	2003-10-27 15:53:58.000000000 -0500
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PS/2 mouse driver");
+MODULE_PARM(psmouse_imps2, "1i");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(psmouse_imps2, "Limit protocol extensions to the Intellimouse protocol.");
 MODULE_PARM(psmouse_noext, "1i");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(psmouse_noext, "Disable any protocol extensions. Useful for KVM switches.");
 MODULE_PARM(psmouse_resolution, "i");
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #define PSMOUSE_LOGITECH_SMARTSCROLL	1
 
+static int psmouse_imps2;
 static int psmouse_noext;
 int psmouse_resolution;
 unsigned int psmouse_rate = 60;
@@ -275,66 +278,68 @@
 	if (psmouse_noext)
 		return PSMOUSE_PS2;
 
-/*
- * Try Synaptics TouchPad magic ID
- */
-
-       param[0] = 0;
-       psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
-       psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
-       psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
-       psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
-       psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETINFO);
+	if (!psmouse_imps2) {
 
-       if (param[1] == 0x47) {
-		psmouse->vendor = "Synaptics";
-		psmouse->name = "TouchPad";
-		if (!synaptics_init(psmouse))
-			return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;
-		else
-			return PSMOUSE_PS2;
-       }
+		/*
+		 * Try Synaptics TouchPad magic ID
+		 */
 
-/*
- * Try Genius NetMouse magic init.
- */
+		param[0] = 0;
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETINFO);
+
+		if (param[1] == 0x47) {
+			psmouse->vendor = "Synaptics";
+			psmouse->name = "TouchPad";
+			if (!synaptics_init(psmouse))
+				return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;
+			else
+				return PSMOUSE_PS2;
+		}
 
-	param[0] = 3;
-	psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
-	psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
-	psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
-	psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
-	psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETINFO);
+		/*
+		 * Try Genius NetMouse magic init.
+		 */
 
-	if (param[0] == 0x00 && param[1] == 0x33 && param[2] == 0x55) {
+		param[0] = 3;
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETINFO);
 
-		set_bit(BTN_EXTRA, psmouse->dev.keybit);
-		set_bit(BTN_SIDE, psmouse->dev.keybit);
-		set_bit(REL_WHEEL, psmouse->dev.relbit);
+		if (param[0] == 0x00 && param[1] == 0x33 && param[2] == 0x55) {
 
-		psmouse->vendor = "Genius";
-		psmouse->name = "Wheel Mouse";
-		return PSMOUSE_GENPS;
-	}
+			set_bit(BTN_EXTRA, psmouse->dev.keybit);
+			set_bit(BTN_SIDE, psmouse->dev.keybit);
+			set_bit(REL_WHEEL, psmouse->dev.relbit);
 
-/*
- * Try Logitech magic ID.
- */
+			psmouse->vendor = "Genius";
+			psmouse->name = "Wheel Mouse";
+			return PSMOUSE_GENPS;
+		}
 
-	param[0] = 0;
-	psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
-	psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
-	psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
-	psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
-	param[1] = 0;
-	psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETINFO);
+		/*
+		 * Try Logitech magic ID.
+		 */
 
-	if (param[1]) {
-		int type = ps2pp_detect_model(psmouse, param);
-		if (type)
-			return type;
+		param[0] = 0;
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
+		psmouse_command(psmouse,  NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11);
+		param[1] = 0;
+		psmouse_command(psmouse, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETINFO);
+
+		if (param[1]) {
+			int type = ps2pp_detect_model(psmouse, param);
+			if (type)
+				return type;
+		}
 	}
-
 /*
  * Try IntelliMouse magic init.
  */
@@ -627,6 +632,12 @@
 };
 
 #ifndef MODULE
+static int __init psmouse_imps2_setup(char *str)
+{
+	psmouse_imps2 = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int __init psmouse_noext_setup(char *str)
 {
 	psmouse_noext = 1;
@@ -651,6 +662,7 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+__setup("psmouse_imps2", psmouse_imps2_setup);
 __setup("psmouse_noext", psmouse_noext_setup);
 __setup("psmouse_resolution=", psmouse_resolution_setup);
 __setup("psmouse_smartscroll=", psmouse_smartscroll_setup);

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  reply	other threads:[~2003-10-28  3:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-10-27 14:02 [PATCH] PS/2 mouse rate setting Andi Kleen
2003-10-27 16:32 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-10-27 18:38   ` Andi Kleen
2003-10-27 18:56     ` Linus Torvalds
2003-10-27 19:29       ` Andi Kleen
2003-10-28  0:55         ` Vojtech Pavlik
2003-10-28  1:23           ` Linus Torvalds
2003-10-28  1:29             ` Vojtech Pavlik
2003-10-27 22:47     ` Andries Brouwer
2003-10-27 23:13       ` Linus Torvalds
2003-10-28  3:52   ` jhf
2003-10-28  3:56     ` jhf [this message]
2003-10-28  9:47       ` Vojtech Pavlik
2003-10-29  6:36         ` Dmitry Torokhov
2003-10-29  8:30           ` Vojtech Pavlik
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-10-28 16:25 Jon Smirl
2003-10-28 17:02 ` Felipe Alfaro Solana
2003-10-28 17:13   ` Jon Smirl
     [not found] <1067372443.864.15.camel@teapot.felipe-alfaro.com>
2003-10-28 20:55 ` Jon Smirl
2003-10-28 23:12   ` Felipe Alfaro Solana
     [not found] <20031027140217.GA1065@averell.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
     [not found] ` <20031028035625.GB20145@rivenstone.net.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
     [not found]   ` <20031028094709.GA4325@ucw.cz.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
     [not found]     ` <200310290136.06439.dtor_core@ameritech.net.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
     [not found]       ` <20031029083040.GA18135@ucw.cz.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2003-10-29 12:47         ` Andi Kleen
2003-11-18 13:52           ` Vojtech Pavlik

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