Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] Input: synaptics - Skip quirks when post-2013 dimensions

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On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 4:59 AM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 01/29/2015 08:50 PM, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Benjamin Tissoires
>> <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi Daniel,
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 3:34 AM, Daniel Martin
>>> <daniel.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> From: Daniel Martin <consume.noise@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> If we queried min/max dimensions of x [1266..5674], y [1170..4684] we
>>>> have post-2013 model and don't need to apply any quirk.
>>>>
>>>> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91541
>>>> Signed-off-by: Daniel Martin <consume.noise@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c | 5 +++++
>>>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
>>>> index 37d4dff..f6c43ff 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
>>>> @@ -420,6 +420,11 @@ static int synaptics_quirks(struct psmouse *psmouse)
>>>>         struct synaptics_data *priv = psmouse->private;
>>>>         int i;
>>>>
>>>> +       /* Post-2013 models expose correct dimensions. */
>>>> +       if (priv->x_min == 1266 && priv->x_max == 5674 &&
>>>> +           priv->y_min == 1170 && priv->y_max == 4684)
>>>> +               return 0;
>>>> +
>>>
>>> Well, this one, I don't like it either :(
>>>
>>> At least, the test should be within the psmouse_matches_pnp_id() below
>>> to ensure we are deciding with Lenovo devices only.
>>>
>>> The other concern is hardcoding these values in the code directly.
>>> What if Synaptics/Lenovo decides to ship a new released model with
>>> proper min_max ranges but with a different offset?
>>>
>>> Andrew told us that the board ID should be enough to discriminate old
>>> and faulty touchpads from the new and valid touchpads.
>>>
>>> My concern here is that we will have to backport these changes in the
>>> various stable kernel and the various distributions. And if we do not
>>> end up with the right solution right now, that means that we will have
>>> to do the job over and over.
>>>
>>> I am quite tempted to find a solution in the userspace for that fix.
>>> Not sure I'll be able to find the right one right now, but it may
>>> worth trying.
>>>
>>
>> So, the user space solution seems difficult because we do not export
>> either the board_id or the firmware_id. So that would required to
>> update the kernel anyway, a bunch of user space tools and a hwdb... :(
>>
>> How about we just add an extra min/max in struct min_max_quirk,
>> compare the current min/max with the 2 possible values and if there is
>> a match, we do not override the values.
>> This way, we keep the crap of wrong/correct min max in the small list
>> of device we know are problematic, and if the new batch of E540 has a
>> different correct min/max range, then we will be able to adjust it
>> without breaking the other we fixed.
>>
>> Dmitry, Hans, any comments on this?
>
> I'm thinking more along the lines of adding a max_broken_board_id field
> to the quirks, and if the touchpad board_id is larger then the
> max_broken_board_id not use the quirk.
>

Yep, this was confirmed by Synaptics that the board id will be
incremented only at each new board revision. So it should be safe to
only check for that.

Cheers,
Benjamin
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