Some mice have a switch on their wheel, allowing to switch
between ratchet and free wheel mode. Add support for it.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/input/event-codes.txt | 12 ++++++++++++
include/linux/mod_devicetable.h | 2 +-
include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h | 4 +++-
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt b/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt
index 50352ab5f6d4..5dbd45db9bf6 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt
@@ -206,6 +206,18 @@ Upon resume, if the switch state is the same as before suspend, then the input
subsystem will filter out the duplicate switch state reports. The driver does
not need to keep the state of the switch at any time.
+A few EV_SW codes have special meanings:
+
+* SW_RATCHET:
+
+ - Some mice have a special switch for their wheel that allows to change
+ between free wheel mode and ratchet mode. When the switch is ratchet
+ mode (ON state), the wheel will offer some resistance for movements. It
+ may also provide a tactile feedback when scrolled.
+
+ Note that some mice have a ratchet switch that does not generate a
+ software event.
+
EV_MSC:
----------
EV_MSC events are used for input and output events that do not fall under other
diff --git a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
index a3e8c572a046..79dd7dbf5442 100644
--- a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
+++ b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ struct pcmcia_device_id {
#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_LED_MAX 0x0f
#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SND_MAX 0x07
#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_FF_MAX 0x7f
-#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SW_MAX 0x0f
+#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_SW_MAX 0x1f
#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_BUS 1
#define INPUT_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_VENDOR 2
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
index da48d4079511..da83e231e93d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
@@ -789,7 +789,9 @@
#define SW_LINEIN_INSERT 0x0d /* set = inserted */
#define SW_MUTE_DEVICE 0x0e /* set = device disabled */
#define SW_PEN_INSERTED 0x0f /* set = pen inserted */
-#define SW_MAX 0x0f
+#define SW_RATCHET 0x10 /* set = ratchet mode,
+ unset: free wheel */
+#define SW_MAX 0x1f
#define SW_CNT (SW_MAX+1)
/*
--
2.9.3
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