Bug 15138

Summary:	evdev regression on macbook
Product:	Drivers	Reporter:	Rafael J. Wysocki (rjw)
Component:	Input Devices	Assignee:	drivers_input-devices
Status:	CLOSED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	dmitry.torokhov
Priority:	P1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Kernel Version:	2.6.33-rc5	Subsystem:
Regression:	Yes	Bisected commit-id:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	14885

Description Rafael J. Wysocki 2010-01-24 21:02:28 UTC

Subject    : evdev regression on macbook with 2.6.33-rc5
Submitter  : Guillaume Chazarain <guichaz@gmail.com>
Date       : 2010-01-23 18:53
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=126427286219235&w=4
Handled-By : Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>

This entry is being used for tracking a regression from 2.6..  Please don't
close it until the problem is fixed in the mainline.

Comment 1 Rafael J. Wysocki 2010-01-24 21:02:49 UTC

The regression is from 2.6.32.

Comment 2 Dmitry Torokhov 2010-02-01 06:28:14 UTC

This is an issue with a userspace driver (which mouseemu package is) violating input protocol by suppressing all non-key events (which includes EV_SYN). I could think about trying to work around regular userspace application but requrements for drivers are higher and thus I am closing the issue as invalid.

I was intending to create a patch to moueemu package instead but after looking at the source I just want the thing to dies as quickly as possible.