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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2013-09-06 20:30:36 +0400 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2013-09-06 20:30:36 +0400 |
| commit | 22e04f6b4b04a8afe9af9239224591d06ba3b24d (patch) | |
| tree | 9bb72350400153ab232e227a378f94e95ad27569 /Documentation/hid/uhid.txt | |
| parent | ec0ad730802173ec17e942f4b652a1819b1025b2 (diff) | |
| parent | 4e5a494e4b4ba7e6aa1a8a285e98e3665fcb396e (diff) | |
| download | linux-22e04f6b4b04a8afe9af9239224591d06ba3b24d.tar.xz | |
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid
Pull HID updates from Jiri Kosina:
"Highlights:
- conversion of HID subsystem to use devm-based resource management,
from Benjamin Tissoires
- i2c-hid support for DT bindings, from Benjamin Tissoires
- much improved support for Win8-multitouch devices, from Benjamin
Tissoires
- cleanup of core code using common hidinput_input_event(), from
David Herrmann
- fix for bug in implement() access to the bit stream (causing oops)
that has been present in the code for ages, but devices that are
able to trigger it have started to appear only now, from Jiri
Kosina
- fixes for CVE-2013-2899, CVE-2013-2898, CVE-2013-2896,
CVE-2013-2892, CVE-2013-2888 (all triggerable only by specially
crafted malicious HW devices plugged into the system), from Kees
Cook
- hidraw oops fix, from Manoj Chourasia
- various smaller fixes here and there, support for a bunch of new
devices by various contributors"
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid: (53 commits)
HID: MAINTAINERS: add roccat drivers
HID: hid-sensor-hub: change kmalloc + memcpy by kmemdup
HID: hid-sensor-hub: move to devm_kzalloc
HID: hid-sensor-hub: fix indentation accross the code
HID: move HID_REPORT_TYPES closer to the report-definitions
HID: check for NULL field when setting values
HID: picolcd_core: validate output report details
HID: sensor-hub: validate feature report details
HID: ntrig: validate feature report details
HID: pantherlord: validate output report details
HID: hid-wiimote: print small buffers via %*phC
HID: uhid: improve uhid example client
HID: Correct the USB IDs for the new Macbook Air 6
HID: wiimote: add support for Guitar-Hero guitars
HID: wiimote: add support for Guitar-Hero drums
Input: introduce BTN/ABS bits for drums and guitars
HID: battery: don't do DMA from stack
HID: roccat: add support for KonePureOptical v2
HID: picolcd: Prevent NULL pointer dereference on _remove()
HID: usbhid: quirk for N-Trig DuoSense Touch Screen
...
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/hid/uhid.txt b/Documentation/hid/uhid.txt index 3c741214dfbb..dc35a2b75eee 100644 --- a/Documentation/hid/uhid.txt +++ b/Documentation/hid/uhid.txt @@ -149,11 +149,13 @@ needs. Only UHID_OUTPUT and UHID_OUTPUT_EV have payloads. is of type "struct uhid_data_req". This may be received even though you haven't received UHID_OPEN, yet. - UHID_OUTPUT_EV: + UHID_OUTPUT_EV (obsolete): Same as UHID_OUTPUT but this contains a "struct input_event" as payload. This is called for force-feedback, LED or similar events which are received through an input device by the HID subsystem. You should convert this into raw reports and send them to your device similar to events of type UHID_OUTPUT. + This is no longer sent by newer kernels. Instead, HID core converts it into a + raw output report and sends it via UHID_OUTPUT. UHID_FEATURE: This event is sent if the kernel driver wants to perform a feature request as |