Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:20:46 -0700 | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] Input - mt: Fix input_mt_get_slot_by_key |
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On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 07:10:55PM +0200, Henrik Rydberg wrote: > > "Creation, replacement and destruction of contacts is achieved by > > modifying the ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID of the associated slot. A > > non-negative tracking id is interpreted as a contact, and the value -1 > > denotes an unused slot. A tracking id not previously present is > > considered new, and a tracking id no longer present is considered > > removed." > > > > If some userspace is confused with missing -1 tracking ID for that > > slot, that userspace should be fixed. > > I agree. Some userland applications work with add/remove out of convenience, and > cannot handle the more compressed notation the kernel slot handling allows. > Fixing those applications will be a good thing. > > Unfortunately the patch already appeared in Linus' tree...
It's in 4.1-rc0 so we can just revert it.
-- Dmitry
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