Merge branch 'for-davem' into for-next

3 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions

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
 ---------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt b/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt
index c587a966413e..96705616f582 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/event-codes.txt
@@ -294,6 +294,12 @@ accordingly. This property does not affect kernel behavior.
 The kernel does not provide button emulation for such devices but treats
 them as any other INPUT_PROP_BUTTONPAD device.
 
+INPUT_PROP_ACCELEROMETER
+-------------------------
+Directional axes on this device (absolute and/or relative x, y, z) represent
+accelerometer data. All other axes retain their meaning. A device must not mix
+regular directional axes and accelerometer axes on the same event node.
+
 Guidelines:
 ==========
 The guidelines below ensure proper single-touch and multi-finger functionality.
diff --git a/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt b/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt
index 7b4f59c09ee2..b85d000faeb4 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/multi-touch-protocol.txt
@@ -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