* Re: Request to apply commit 864db929 (Input: ALPS - fix TrackStick support for SS5 hardware) to 4.9
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@ 2017-01-23 15:32 ` Greg KH
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From: Greg KH @ 2017-01-23 15:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Paul Donohue; +Cc: stable
On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 01:00:39PM -0500, Paul Donohue wrote:
> An updated ALPS mouse driver was merged in Kernel 4.9, which includes support for new ALPS SS5 devices. These devices were previously supported as generic PS/2 devices, but the new driver adds support for advanced mouse features such as scrolling.
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> Unfortunately, the driver in 4.9 has a bug that causes some unexpected behaviors, particularly when the TouchPad and TrackStick are used at the same time. Commit 864db929 (Input: ALPS - fix TrackStick support for SS5 hardware) fixes that bug, but was not merged until 4.10-rc1.
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> Some users are complaining about this bug in 4.9, for example: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191741 Due to these complaints, I believe we should backport this fix to 4.9.
Now queued up, thanks.
greg k-h
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