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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2015-04-06 14:10:08 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2015-04-06 14:10:08 -0700
commit9e441639d1ed78245600191f0fa45e106935a9dc (patch)
treeb38e8ada65f7621277c3e6993e2c04f1727a69ff /Documentation
parentf8b3d8a5af7559a58613384cd23fc03a3c787acf (diff)
parent58d8a3be36cf0fe2eb2609e205bb07a141c29a7c (diff)
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input
Pull input fixes from Dmitry Torokhov: "Updates for the input subsystem - two more tweaks for ALPS driver to work out kinks after splitting the touchpad, trackstick, and potential external PS/2 mouse into separate input devices. Changes to support ALPS SS4 devices (protocol V8) will be coming in 4.1..." * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input: Input: alps - document stick behavior for protocol V2 Input: alps - report V2 Dualpoint Stick events via the right evdev node Input: alps - report interleaved bare PS/2 packets via dev3
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diff --git a/Documentation/input/alps.txt b/Documentation/input/alps.txt
index a63e5e013a8c..92ae734c00c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/alps.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/alps.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ ALPS Absolute Mode - Protocol Version 2
byte 4: 0 y6 y5 y4 y3 y2 y1 y0
byte 5: 0 z6 z5 z4 z3 z2 z1 z0
+Protocol Version 2 DualPoint devices send standard PS/2 mouse packets for
+the DualPoint Stick.
+
Dualpoint device -- interleaved packet format
---------------------------------------------
@@ -127,6 +130,11 @@ Dualpoint device -- interleaved packet format
byte 7: 0 y6 y5 y4 y3 y2 y1 y0
byte 8: 0 z6 z5 z4 z3 z2 z1 z0
+Devices which use the interleaving format normally send standard PS/2 mouse
+packets for the DualPoint Stick + ALPS Absolute Mode packets for the
+touchpad, switching to the interleaved packet format when both the stick and
+the touchpad are used at the same time.
+
ALPS Absolute Mode - Protocol Version 3
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