[PATCH] Input: synaptics - fix 1->3 contact transition reporting

From: Daniel Kurtz
Date: Fri Feb 01 2013 - 03:29:19 EST


Investigating the following gesture highlighted two slight implementation
errors with choosing which slots to report in which slot when multiple
contacts are present:

Action SGM AGM (MTB slot:Contact)
1. Touch contact 0 (0:0)
2. Touch contact 1 (0:0, 1:1)
3. Lift contact 0 (1:1)
4. Touch contacts 2,3 (0:2, 1:3)

In step 4, slot 1 was not being cleared first, which means the same
tracking ID was being used for reporting both the old contact 1 and the
new contact 3. This could result in "drumroll", where the old contact 1
would appear to suddenly jump to new finger 3 position.

Similarly, if contacts 2 & 3 are not detected at the same sample, step 4
is split into two:

Action SGM AGM (MTB slot:contact)
1. Touch contact 0 (0:0)
2. Touch contact 1 (0:0, 1:1)
3. Lift contact 0 (1:1)
4. Touch contact 2 (0:2, 1:1)
5. Touch contact 3 (0:2, 1:3)

In this case, there was also a bug. In step 4, when contact 1 moves from
SGM to AGM and contact 2 is first reported in SGM, slot 0 was actually
empty. So slot 0 can be used to report the new SGM (contact 0),
immediately. Since it was empty, contact 2 in slot 0 will get a new
tracking ID.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
index b6c6838..47159d8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
@@ -722,11 +722,13 @@ static void synaptics_report_mt_data(struct psmouse *psmouse,
default:
/*
* If the finger slot contained in SGM is valid, and either
- * hasn't changed, or is new, then report SGM in MTB slot 0.
+ * hasn't changed, or is new, or the old SGM has now moved to
+ * AGM, then report SGM in MTB slot 0.
* Otherwise, empty MTB slot 0.
*/
if (mt_state->sgm != -1 &&
- (mt_state->sgm == old->sgm || old->sgm == -1))
+ (mt_state->sgm == old->sgm ||
+ old->sgm == -1 || mt_state->agm == old->sgm))
synaptics_report_slot(dev, 0, sgm);
else
synaptics_report_slot(dev, 0, NULL);
@@ -735,9 +737,31 @@ static void synaptics_report_mt_data(struct psmouse *psmouse,
* If the finger slot contained in AGM is valid, and either
* hasn't changed, or is new, then report AGM in MTB slot 1.
* Otherwise, empty MTB slot 1.
+ *
+ * However, in the case where the AGM is new, make sure that
+ * that it is either the same as the old SGM, or there was no
+ * SGM.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, if the SGM was just 1, and the new AGM is 2, then
+ * the new AGM will keep the old SGM's tracking ID, which can
+ * cause apparent drumroll. This happens if in the following
+ * valid finger sequence:
+ *
+ * Action SGM AGM (MTB slot:Contact)
+ * 1. Touch contact 0 (0:0)
+ * 2. Touch contact 1 (0:0, 1:1)
+ * 3. Lift contact 0 (1:1)
+ * 4. Touch contacts 2,3 (0:2, 1:3)
+ *
+ * In step 4, contact 3, in AGM must not be given the same
+ * tracking ID as contact 1 had in step 3. To avoid this,
+ * the first agm with contact 3 is dropped and slot 1 is
+ * invalidated (tracking ID = -1).
*/
if (mt_state->agm != -1 &&
- (mt_state->agm == old->agm || old->agm == -1))
+ (mt_state->agm == old->agm ||
+ (old->agm == -1 &&
+ (old->sgm == -1 || mt_state->agm == old->sgm))))
synaptics_report_slot(dev, 1, agm);
else
synaptics_report_slot(dev, 1, NULL);
--
1.8.1

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