Hi Hans,
On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 03:35:35PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
> The input core's error handling for input_alloc_absinfo() failures
The original idea was actually to catch cases where ABS axis was set up
without calling input_set_capability() or input_set_abs_info(), but
great idea to also catch allocation failures.
> is based on ignoring the error until input_register_device() runs
> and then checks for the failure like this:
>
> if (test_bit(EV_ABS, dev->evbit) && !dev->absinfo) {
> dev_err(&dev->dev, ...);
> return -EINVAL;
> }
>
> This relies on EV_ABS actually getting set in dev->evbit even
> if input_alloc_absinfo() fails, change input_set_abs_params() and
> input_set_capability() to actually adhere to this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
Applied, thank you.
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Dmitry
