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authorGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2015-04-07 11:03:02 +0200
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2015-04-07 11:03:02 +0200
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Merge 4.0-rc7 into staging-next
We want those fixes (iio primarily) into the -next branch to help with merge and testing issues. Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -312,9 +312,12 @@ ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE
The type of approaching tool. A lot of kernel drivers cannot distinguish
between different tool types, such as a finger or a pen. In such cases, the
-event should be omitted. The protocol currently supports MT_TOOL_FINGER and
-MT_TOOL_PEN [2]. For type B devices, this event is handled by input core;
-drivers should instead use input_mt_report_slot_state().
+event should be omitted. The protocol currently supports MT_TOOL_FINGER,
+MT_TOOL_PEN, and MT_TOOL_PALM [2]. For type B devices, this event is handled
+by input core; drivers should instead use input_mt_report_slot_state().
+A contact's ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE may change over time while still touching the
+device, because the firmware may not be able to determine which tool is being
+used when it first appears.
ABS_MT_BLOB_ID
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