| Date | Mon, 12 May 2014 11:14:42 +0200 (CEST) | From | Jiri Kosina <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 00/24] input: Introduce ff-memless-next as an improved replacement for ff-memless |
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On Sat, 26 Apr 2014, Michal Malý wrote:
> ff-memless-next (MLNX) is a largely improved version of the current ff-memless > (FFML) driver. MLNX supports all force feedback effects currently available in > the Linux force feedback userspace API. All effects are handled in accordance > with Microsoft's DirectInput/XInput. Most notable changes include support for > conditional effects, proper handling of all periodic waveforms and improved > emulation of rumble effects through periodic effects. MLNX also uses its own > kernel API to pass processed effects to hardware-specific drivers instead of > abusing "ff_effect" struct. The API is documented in the respective header > file. > > MLNX has been expanded to be a direct replacement for FFML. > > Support for FF_PERIODIC and FF_RAMP has been added to all devices that > support FF_CONSTANT as a part of the port to the new API. > > This patch series: > 1) Adds "ff-memless-next" module [1] > 2) Ports all hardware-specific drivers to MLNX's API [2-23] > 3) Removes FFML and replaces it with MLNX [24]
Dmitry,
what are your plans with this, please?
I personally don't really completely like having two implementations of FF in the kernel; can't it be really done as an extension to ff-memless?
Thanks,
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