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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Input: alps - Demystify trackstick initialization for v3 and v6 protocols
On Monday 23 April 2018 16:40:26 Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 01:40:30PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > Dmitry, ping
>
> Applied, thank you. Can you tell me if I am missing anything else for
> ALPS?

Hi! All remaining ALPS patches should be already processed.

>
> Thanks!
>
> >
> > On Wednesday 21 March 2018 17:41:26 Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > That is pity, but OK.
> > >
> > > Anyway, as wrote patch which I sent in the first email matches this
> > > documentation.
> > >
> > > Dmitry, can you review/comment/accept/reject this patch?
> > >
> > > On Monday 19 March 2018 08:41:19 Masaki Ota wrote:
> > > > Hi, Pali,
> > > >
> > > > v3/v6 devices are T3 type, and it can use only Method 2.
> > > > P36 (At this time GLIDEPOINT_T3 uses the Method 2 ....)
> > > > T3 has the potential that uses Method2, but I think it needs to change Firmware.
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards,
> > > > Masaki Ota
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Pali Rohár [mailto:pali.rohar@gmail.com]
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 7:58 PM
> > > > To: 太田 真喜 Masaki Ota <masaki.ota@jp.alps.com>
> > > > Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>; linux-input@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: alps - Demystify trackstick initialization for v3 and v6 protocols
> > > >
> > > > Great, thank you. Enabling that RAW/extended/SP4 mode is done by sequence E6, E6, E6, F3, C8, F3, 14 (written in page 35) and it matches what function alps_trackstick_enter_extended_mode_v3_v6() in my patch is doing. So is correct.
> > > >
> > > > On page 36 I see that there is described Method 1 for reporting stick data which prevents cursor jumps. Seems that kernel uses Method 2.
> > > > Method 1 depends on some prioritization.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have some information how to activate Method 1? Sometimes I observe that problem with "cursor jumps" and from Method 1 could prevent it. So I would like to try experimenting...
> > > >
> > > > On Wednesday 14 March 2018 23:56:46 Masaki Ota wrote:
> > > > > Hi, Pali,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have added Appendix.
> > > > > According to this spec documents, SP raw mode is SP 4 byte mode.
> > > > > I think Extended mode meaning is almost all the same as Raw mode.
> > > > > The description of how to set is written in Page 35.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best Regards,
> > > > > Masaki Ota
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Pali Rohár [mailto:pali.rohar@gmail.com]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 7:58 AM
> > > > > To: 太田 真喜 Masaki Ota <masaki.ota@jp.alps.com>
> > > > > Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>;
> > > > > linux-input@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: alps - Demystify trackstick initialization
> > > > > for v3 and v6 protocols
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi! Thank you for information.
> > > > >
> > > > > Your PS/2 Aux Port Control description seems to really matches. Just there is reverse order of bits. Bit 0 in description is highest, therefore matches BIT(7) macro.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bit 6 in description (BIT(1) in code) describes SP Extended Mode which alps.c enabled. And in that description is written:
> > > > >
> > > > > "If 1 SP is extended packet format (driver must set SP raw mode and GP absolute mode)."
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you have any idea what "SP raw mode" is? How to set it? For me it looks like it could be that extended mode of trackstick itself.
> > > > >
> > > > > "GP absolute mode" I guess is GlidePoint absolute mode, therefore
> > > > > enable
> > > > > 6 byte absolute mode for touchpad.
> > > > >
> > > > > And for Bit 7 (BIT(0)) is written:
> > > > >
> > > > > This bit is used with the PS/2 Aux port to use the Pass-Thru mode ( see appendix A ). Do you have some information about this appendix A?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wednesday 14 March 2018 10:21:43 Masaki Ota wrote:
> > > > > > Hi, Pali,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I just picked up the spec which relates with trackstic.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best Regards,
> > > > > > Masaki Ota
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Pali Rohár [mailto:pali.rohar@gmail.com]
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 8:14 AM
> > > > > > To: 太田 真喜 Masaki Ota <masaki.ota@jp.alps.com>; Dmitry Torokhov
> > > > > > <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
> > > > > > Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: alps - Demystify trackstick
> > > > > > initialization for v3 and v6 protocols
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Masaki, if you have access to the internal ALPS v3 / Rushmore
> > > > > > documentation, I would like to have a review of this patch or
> > > > > > confirmation of those information :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Pali Rohár
> > > > > pali.rohar@gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Pali Rohár
> > > > pali.rohar@gmail.com
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Pali Rohár
> > pali.rohar@gmail.com
>

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Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@gmail.com

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