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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3.7+] HID: magicmouse: fix race between input_register() and probe()
On Tue, 2 Apr 2013, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:

> Since kernel 3.7, it appears that the input registration occured before
> the end of magicmouse_setup_input(). This is shown by receiving a lot of
> "EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 1" instead of normal "EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0".
> This value means that the output buffer is full, and the user space
> is loosing events.
>
> Using .input_configured guarantees that the race is not occuring, and that
> the call of "input_set_events_per_packet(input, 60)" is taken into account
> by input_register().
>
> Fixes:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908604
>
> Reported-and-Tested-By: Clarke Wixon <cwixon@usa.net>
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com>
> ---
>
> Hi Jiri,
>
> this one can goes to stable (so 3.8) as well.

Applied, and will push for 3.9 still.

Thanks.

--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs


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