Hi Ben,
A kernel bug report was opened against Ubuntu [0]. After a kernel
bisect, it was found that reverting the following commit resolved this bug:
commit aeaa881f9b17823028b464893b89c42db797b717
Author: Ben Gamari <[email protected]>
Date: Tue Oct 4 11:43:30 2016 -0700
Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
The regression was introduced as of v4.9-rc1.
I was hoping to get your feedback, since you are the patch author. Do
you think gathering any additional data will help diagnose this issue,
or would it be best to submit a revert request?
Thanks,
Joe
[0] http://pad.lv/1662589
I have a 74 03 28 device on a Dell Precision laptop that handles two-finger scrolling fine. Without this patch, my mouse functions only as a dumb PS/2 mouse, which means I lose all multi-touch and scrolling capabilities entirely. So I would rather not see this reverted. :)
I suspect one of two things:
1) My device has physical buttons below the touchpad. There are some different code paths for devices without physical buttons below the touchpad. Perhaps there is a bug in those alternate code paths? Does the buggy device have physical buttons?
2) Perhaps this is a new ALPS variant which speaks a new protocol that is not currently handled by the driver but which isn't properly identified/differentiated by the alps_identify() function?
To get some additional data, grab the attached tarball, then:
sudo -s
cd /usr/src/
tar -xvzf alps_1.tar.gz
apt install dkms
dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
# Do not copy and paste the modprobe command! Type it manually!
# Otherwise the mouse click used to paste the command at the same time as
# reloading the driver may crash the kernel.
modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
In the dmesg output, you should see something like:
psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
Are the E7 and EC numbers identical to the above?
Then try two-finger scrolling, then run:
dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
In the dmesg output, I expect you should see something like:
psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet (buttonpad: 0): 1c 51 46
We can compare your output to mine to see what is different.
If you're willing to experiment with the code yourself to try to figure out more, the relevant code is in alps_decode_ss4_v2() in src/alps.c in that tarball. You should see the "ALPS two-finger packet" debug message I added there ... you can add additional debugging messages to figure out what exactly the decoder is doing. The SS4_* macros for bit manipulation and field extraction are defined near the top of src/alps.h. To recompile/reload the driver after making changes:
dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 02:58:34PM -0500, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
> A kernel bug report was opened against Ubuntu [0]. After a kernel
> bisect, it was found that reverting the following commit resolved this bug:
>
> commit aeaa881f9b17823028b464893b89c42db797b717
> Author: Ben Gamari <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue Oct 4 11:43:30 2016 -0700
>
> Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
>
> The regression was introduced as of v4.9-rc1.
>
> I was hoping to get your feedback, since you are the patch author. Do
> you think gathering any additional data will help diagnose this issue,
> or would it be best to submit a revert request?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
>
> [0] http://pad.lv/1662589
>
Masaki: Do you have any information about this touchpad you can share? Is the third byte in EC relevant to the protocol and something we should look for when identifying devices in the driver?
Nick:
Unfortunately, I didn't print quite enough information in the two-finger message, but yeah, this kinda looks like a different protocol.
I've attached two tarballs this time:
1) alps_2a.tar.gz prints some additional info in the two-finger message which may help figure out what protocol your device is speaking:
sudo -s
dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
cd /usr/src/
rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
tar -xvzf alps_2a.tar.gz
dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
# Try two-finger scrolling, then run:
dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
2) alps_2b.tar.gz disables the driver unless the third byte in EC is 0x13 (the value my device uses) ... This driver should make your mouse work properly:
sudo -s
dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
cd /usr/src/
rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
tar -xvzf alps_2b.tar.gz
dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
Try those out and let's see where that gets us.
When you are done testing, you can revert back to whatever driver came with your kernel by running:
sudo -s
dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
-Paul
On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 09:09:01AM +0000, Nick Fletcher wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My touchpad has the physical buttons above the touchpad.
>
> I have cut and pasted the the results of the two dmesg commands below. The
> trackpad of course stopped working correctly again after installing
> alps_ss5-1.0.
>
> I'm afraid any experimenting with the code myself may be beyond my ability.
> :-(
>
> root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> [ 239.983818] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 14
> [ 240.433532] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 14
> root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep two-finger
> [ 279.294490] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet w/ button
> (buttonpad: 0): d9 73 24
>
>
> Thank you for your help in this and thank you to Joseph for building all
> the test kernels whilst attempting to find out which commit first caused my
> issue.
>
> Cheers,
> Nick.
>
> On 4 March 2017 at 16:15, Paul Donohue <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I have a 74 03 28 device on a Dell Precision laptop that handles
> > two-finger scrolling fine. Without this patch, my mouse functions only as
> > a dumb PS/2 mouse, which means I lose all multi-touch and scrolling
> > capabilities entirely. So I would rather not see this reverted. :)
> >
> > I suspect one of two things:
> > 1) My device has physical buttons below the touchpad. There are some
> > different code paths for devices without physical buttons below the
> > touchpad. Perhaps there is a bug in those alternate code paths? Does the
> > buggy device have physical buttons?
> > 2) Perhaps this is a new ALPS variant which speaks a new protocol that is
> > not currently handled by the driver but which isn't properly
> > identified/differentiated by the alps_identify() function?
> >
> > To get some additional data, grab the attached tarball, then:
> > sudo -s
> > cd /usr/src/
> > tar -xvzf alps_1.tar.gz
> > apt install dkms
> > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > # Do not copy and paste the modprobe command! Type it manually!
> > # Otherwise the mouse click used to paste the command at the same time as
> > # reloading the driver may crash the kernel.
> > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> >
> > In the dmesg output, you should see something like:
> > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
> >
> > Are the E7 and EC numbers identical to the above?
> >
> > Then try two-finger scrolling, then run:
> > dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
> >
> > In the dmesg output, I expect you should see something like:
> > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet (buttonpad: 0): 1c 51 46
> >
> > We can compare your output to mine to see what is different.
> >
> > If you're willing to experiment with the code yourself to try to figure
> > out more, the relevant code is in alps_decode_ss4_v2() in src/alps.c in
> > that tarball. You should see the "ALPS two-finger packet" debug message I
> > added there ... you can add additional debugging messages to figure out
> > what exactly the decoder is doing. The SS4_* macros for bit manipulation
> > and field extraction are defined near the top of src/alps.h. To
> > recompile/reload the driver after making changes:
> > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 02:58:34PM -0500, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> > > Hi Ben,
> > >
> > > A kernel bug report was opened against Ubuntu [0]. After a kernel
> > > bisect, it was found that reverting the following commit resolved this
> > bug:
> > >
> > > commit aeaa881f9b17823028b464893b89c42db797b717
> > > Author: Ben Gamari <[email protected]>
> > > Date: Tue Oct 4 11:43:30 2016 -0700
> > >
> > > Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
> > >
> > > The regression was introduced as of v4.9-rc1.
> > >
> > > I was hoping to get your feedback, since you are the patch author. Do
> > > you think gathering any additional data will help diagnose this issue,
> > > or would it be best to submit a revert request?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > [0] http://pad.lv/1662589
> > >
> >
Hi, Paul,
I understand the current situation.
We have three devices that have ID: E7=73 03 28.
DELL: Normal Pad type (There are Left and right button below Touchpad.)
ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 22
TOSHIBA: Button Pad type
ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 14
I think Nick mentioned about TOSHIBA device.
I have checked the source code and I guess EC=73 01 14 device does not have "ALPS_BUTTONPAD" Flag, although it is the Button Pad.
Because "alps_update_btn_info_ss4_v2()" does not support E7=73 03 28 devices.
E7=73 03 14 device can use below code.
is_btnless = (otp[1][1] >> 3) & 0x01;
E7=73 03 28 device has to use below bit.
is_btnless = (otp[1][0] >> 1) & 0x01;
I will check other parts of source code.
Best Regards,
Masaki Ota
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Donohue [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 3:09 AM
To: Nick Fletcher <[email protected]>; $BB@ED(B $B??4n(B Masaki Ota <[email protected]>
Cc: Joseph Salisbury <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; open list:HID CORE LAYER <[email protected]>; LKML <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [REGRESSION][v4.9.y][v4.10.y] Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
Oops, forgot the attachments
On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 12:56:19PM -0500, Paul Donohue wrote:
> Masaki: Do you have any information about this touchpad you can share? Is the third byte in EC relevant to the protocol and something we should look for when identifying devices in the driver?
>
> Nick:
>
> Unfortunately, I didn't print quite enough information in the two-finger message, but yeah, this kinda looks like a different protocol.
>
> I've attached two tarballs this time:
> 1) alps_2a.tar.gz prints some additional info in the two-finger message which may help figure out what protocol your device is speaking:
> sudo -s
> dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> cd /usr/src/
> rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
> tar -xvzf alps_2a.tar.gz
> dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse # Try two-finger scrolling,
> then run:
> dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
>
> 2) alps_2b.tar.gz disables the driver unless the third byte in EC is 0x13 (the value my device uses) ... This driver should make your mouse work properly:
> sudo -s
> dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> cd /usr/src/
> rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
> tar -xvzf alps_2b.tar.gz
> dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
>
> Try those out and let's see where that gets us.
>
> When you are done testing, you can revert back to whatever driver came with your kernel by running:
> sudo -s
> dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
>
> -Paul
>
> On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 09:09:01AM +0000, Nick Fletcher wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > My touchpad has the physical buttons above the touchpad.
> >
> > I have cut and pasted the the results of the two dmesg commands
> > below. The trackpad of course stopped working correctly again after
> > installing alps_ss5-1.0.
> >
> > I'm afraid any experimenting with the code myself may be beyond my ability.
> > :-(
> >
> > root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> > [ 239.983818] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01
> > 14 [ 240.433532] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73
> > 01 14 root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep two-finger [
> > 279.294490] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet w/ button
> > (buttonpad: 0): d9 73 24
> >
> >
> > Thank you for your help in this and thank you to Joseph for building
> > all the test kernels whilst attempting to find out which commit
> > first caused my issue.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nick.
> >
> > On 4 March 2017 at 16:15, Paul Donohue <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a 74 03 28 device on a Dell Precision laptop that handles
> > > two-finger scrolling fine. Without this patch, my mouse functions
> > > only as a dumb PS/2 mouse, which means I lose all multi-touch and
> > > scrolling capabilities entirely. So I would rather not see this
> > > reverted. :)
> > >
> > > I suspect one of two things:
> > > 1) My device has physical buttons below the touchpad. There are
> > > some different code paths for devices without physical buttons
> > > below the touchpad. Perhaps there is a bug in those alternate
> > > code paths? Does the buggy device have physical buttons?
> > > 2) Perhaps this is a new ALPS variant which speaks a new protocol
> > > that is not currently handled by the driver but which isn't
> > > properly identified/differentiated by the alps_identify() function?
> > >
> > > To get some additional data, grab the attached tarball, then:
> > > sudo -s
> > > cd /usr/src/
> > > tar -xvzf alps_1.tar.gz
> > > apt install dkms
> > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > # Do not copy and paste the modprobe command! Type it manually!
> > > # Otherwise the mouse click used to paste the command at the same
> > > time as # reloading the driver may crash the kernel.
> > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> > >
> > > In the dmesg output, you should see something like:
> > > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
> > >
> > > Are the E7 and EC numbers identical to the above?
> > >
> > > Then try two-finger scrolling, then run:
> > > dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
> > >
> > > In the dmesg output, I expect you should see something like:
> > > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet (buttonpad: 0): 1c 51
> > > 46
> > >
> > > We can compare your output to mine to see what is different.
> > >
> > > If you're willing to experiment with the code yourself to try to
> > > figure out more, the relevant code is in alps_decode_ss4_v2() in
> > > src/alps.c in that tarball. You should see the "ALPS two-finger
> > > packet" debug message I added there ... you can add additional
> > > debugging messages to figure out what exactly the decoder is
> > > doing. The SS4_* macros for bit manipulation and field extraction
> > > are defined near the top of src/alps.h. To recompile/reload the driver after making changes:
> > > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 02:58:34PM -0500, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> > > > Hi Ben,
> > > >
> > > > A kernel bug report was opened against Ubuntu [0]. After a
> > > > kernel bisect, it was found that reverting the following commit
> > > > resolved this
> > > bug:
> > > >
> > > > commit aeaa881f9b17823028b464893b89c42db797b717
> > > > Author: Ben Gamari <[email protected]>
> > > > Date: Tue Oct 4 11:43:30 2016 -0700
> > > >
> > > > Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
> > > >
> > > > The regression was introduced as of v4.9-rc1.
> > > >
> > > > I was hoping to get your feedback, since you are the patch
> > > > author. Do you think gathering any additional data will help
> > > > diagnose this issue, or would it be best to submit a revert request?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Joe
> > > >
> > > > [0] http://pad.lv/1662589
> > > >
> > >
Hi Nick,
On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 03:59:00PM +0000, Nick Fletcher wrote:
> HI,
>
> I installed the two drivers as requested. Results of dmesg | grep
> 'two-finger' below..
Could you please also tell us whether the devoice only has touchpad, or
if it has touchpad/starckstick combo?
Thanks.
--
Dmitry
Excellent! Thanks! Let me know if you see anything else that needs to change.
On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 08:45:33AM +0000, Masaki Ota wrote:
> Hi, Paul,
>
> I understand the current situation.
> We have three devices that have ID: E7=73 03 28.
>
> DELL: Normal Pad type (There are Left and right button below Touchpad.)
> ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
> ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 22
>
> TOSHIBA: Button Pad type
> ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 14
>
> I think Nick mentioned about TOSHIBA device.
> I have checked the source code and I guess EC=73 01 14 device does not have "ALPS_BUTTONPAD" Flag, although it is the Button Pad.
> Because "alps_update_btn_info_ss4_v2()" does not support E7=73 03 28 devices.
>
> E7=73 03 14 device can use below code.
> is_btnless = (otp[1][1] >> 3) & 0x01;
>
> E7=73 03 28 device has to use below bit.
> is_btnless = (otp[1][0] >> 1) & 0x01;
>
> I will check other parts of source code.
>
> Best Regards,
> Masaki Ota
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Donohue [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 3:09 AM
> To: Nick Fletcher <[email protected]>; 太田 真喜 Masaki Ota <[email protected]>
> Cc: Joseph Salisbury <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; open list:HID CORE LAYER <[email protected]>; LKML <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [REGRESSION][v4.9.y][v4.10.y] Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
>
> Oops, forgot the attachments
>
> On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 12:56:19PM -0500, Paul Donohue wrote:
> > Masaki: Do you have any information about this touchpad you can share? Is the third byte in EC relevant to the protocol and something we should look for when identifying devices in the driver?
> >
> > Nick:
> >
> > Unfortunately, I didn't print quite enough information in the two-finger message, but yeah, this kinda looks like a different protocol.
> >
> > I've attached two tarballs this time:
> > 1) alps_2a.tar.gz prints some additional info in the two-finger message which may help figure out what protocol your device is speaking:
> > sudo -s
> > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > cd /usr/src/
> > rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
> > tar -xvzf alps_2a.tar.gz
> > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse # Try two-finger scrolling,
> > then run:
> > dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
> >
> > 2) alps_2b.tar.gz disables the driver unless the third byte in EC is 0x13 (the value my device uses) ... This driver should make your mouse work properly:
> > sudo -s
> > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > cd /usr/src/
> > rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
> > tar -xvzf alps_2b.tar.gz
> > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> >
> > Try those out and let's see where that gets us.
> >
> > When you are done testing, you can revert back to whatever driver came with your kernel by running:
> > sudo -s
> > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> >
> > -Paul
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 09:09:01AM +0000, Nick Fletcher wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > My touchpad has the physical buttons above the touchpad.
> > >
> > > I have cut and pasted the the results of the two dmesg commands
> > > below. The trackpad of course stopped working correctly again after
> > > installing alps_ss5-1.0.
> > >
> > > I'm afraid any experimenting with the code myself may be beyond my ability.
> > > :-(
> > >
> > > root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > > root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> > > [ 239.983818] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01
> > > 14 [ 240.433532] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73
> > > 01 14 root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep two-finger [
> > > 279.294490] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet w/ button
> > > (buttonpad: 0): d9 73 24
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for your help in this and thank you to Joseph for building
> > > all the test kernels whilst attempting to find out which commit
> > > first caused my issue.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Nick.
> > >
> > > On 4 March 2017 at 16:15, Paul Donohue <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a 74 03 28 device on a Dell Precision laptop that handles
> > > > two-finger scrolling fine. Without this patch, my mouse functions
> > > > only as a dumb PS/2 mouse, which means I lose all multi-touch and
> > > > scrolling capabilities entirely. So I would rather not see this
> > > > reverted. :)
> > > >
> > > > I suspect one of two things:
> > > > 1) My device has physical buttons below the touchpad. There are
> > > > some different code paths for devices without physical buttons
> > > > below the touchpad. Perhaps there is a bug in those alternate
> > > > code paths? Does the buggy device have physical buttons?
> > > > 2) Perhaps this is a new ALPS variant which speaks a new protocol
> > > > that is not currently handled by the driver but which isn't
> > > > properly identified/differentiated by the alps_identify() function?
> > > >
> > > > To get some additional data, grab the attached tarball, then:
> > > > sudo -s
> > > > cd /usr/src/
> > > > tar -xvzf alps_1.tar.gz
> > > > apt install dkms
> > > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > > # Do not copy and paste the modprobe command! Type it manually!
> > > > # Otherwise the mouse click used to paste the command at the same
> > > > time as # reloading the driver may crash the kernel.
> > > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> > > >
> > > > In the dmesg output, you should see something like:
> > > > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
> > > >
> > > > Are the E7 and EC numbers identical to the above?
> > > >
> > > > Then try two-finger scrolling, then run:
> > > > dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
> > > >
> > > > In the dmesg output, I expect you should see something like:
> > > > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet (buttonpad: 0): 1c 51
> > > > 46
> > > >
> > > > We can compare your output to mine to see what is different.
> > > >
> > > > If you're willing to experiment with the code yourself to try to
> > > > figure out more, the relevant code is in alps_decode_ss4_v2() in
> > > > src/alps.c in that tarball. You should see the "ALPS two-finger
> > > > packet" debug message I added there ... you can add additional
> > > > debugging messages to figure out what exactly the decoder is
> > > > doing. The SS4_* macros for bit manipulation and field extraction
> > > > are defined near the top of src/alps.h. To recompile/reload the driver after making changes:
> > > > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 02:58:34PM -0500, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> > > > > Hi Ben,
> > > > >
> > > > > A kernel bug report was opened against Ubuntu [0]. After a
> > > > > kernel bisect, it was found that reverting the following commit
> > > > > resolved this
> > > > bug:
> > > > >
> > > > > commit aeaa881f9b17823028b464893b89c42db797b717
> > > > > Author: Ben Gamari <[email protected]>
> > > > > Date: Tue Oct 4 11:43:30 2016 -0700
> > > > >
> > > > > Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
> > > > >
> > > > > The regression was introduced as of v4.9-rc1.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was hoping to get your feedback, since you are the patch
> > > > > author. Do you think gathering any additional data will help
> > > > > diagnose this issue, or would it be best to submit a revert request?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe
> > > > >
> > > > > [0] http://pad.lv/1662589
> > > > >
> > > >
>
Hi, Paul,
I have modified the source code.
There are three issues.
#1. E7=73 03 28 Button pad device is not assigned "ALPS_BUTTONPAD" Flag correctly.
#2. E7=73 03 28 devices are not assigned " ALPS_DUALPOINT" Flag correctly.
#3. E7=73 03 28 device cursor speed is slow.
Actually, the cause is all the same.
E7=73 03 28 device does not get correct information from OTP.
OTP is the device information byte. I specified correct bit.
Then, I think it is also the issue.
#4. Stick Pointer cursor speed is fast.
I will check Stick parameter.
Best Regards,
Masaki Ota
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Donohue [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 11:18 AM
To: 太田 真喜 Masaki Ota <[email protected]>
Cc: Nick Fletcher <[email protected]>; Joseph Salisbury <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; open list:HID CORE LAYER <[email protected]>; LKML <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [REGRESSION][v4.9.y][v4.10.y] Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
Excellent! Thanks! Let me know if you see anything else that needs to change.
On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 08:45:33AM +0000, Masaki Ota wrote:
> Hi, Paul,
>
> I understand the current situation.
> We have three devices that have ID: E7=73 03 28.
>
> DELL: Normal Pad type (There are Left and right button below
> Touchpad.)
> ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
> ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 22
>
> TOSHIBA: Button Pad type
> ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 14
>
> I think Nick mentioned about TOSHIBA device.
> I have checked the source code and I guess EC=73 01 14 device does not have "ALPS_BUTTONPAD" Flag, although it is the Button Pad.
> Because "alps_update_btn_info_ss4_v2()" does not support E7=73 03 28 devices.
>
> E7=73 03 14 device can use below code.
> is_btnless = (otp[1][1] >> 3) & 0x01;
>
> E7=73 03 28 device has to use below bit.
> is_btnless = (otp[1][0] >> 1) & 0x01;
>
> I will check other parts of source code.
>
> Best Regards,
> Masaki Ota
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Donohue [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 3:09 AM
> To: Nick Fletcher <[email protected]>; 太田 真喜 Masaki Ota
> <[email protected]>
> Cc: Joseph Salisbury <[email protected]>;
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; open
> list:HID CORE LAYER <[email protected]>; LKML
> <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [REGRESSION][v4.9.y][v4.10.y] Input: ALPS - set DualPoint
> flag for 74 03 28 devices
>
> Oops, forgot the attachments
>
> On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 12:56:19PM -0500, Paul Donohue wrote:
> > Masaki: Do you have any information about this touchpad you can share? Is the third byte in EC relevant to the protocol and something we should look for when identifying devices in the driver?
> >
> > Nick:
> >
> > Unfortunately, I didn't print quite enough information in the two-finger message, but yeah, this kinda looks like a different protocol.
> >
> > I've attached two tarballs this time:
> > 1) alps_2a.tar.gz prints some additional info in the two-finger message which may help figure out what protocol your device is speaking:
> > sudo -s
> > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > cd /usr/src/
> > rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
> > tar -xvzf alps_2a.tar.gz
> > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse # Try two-finger scrolling,
> > then run:
> > dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
> >
> > 2) alps_2b.tar.gz disables the driver unless the third byte in EC is 0x13 (the value my device uses) ... This driver should make your mouse work properly:
> > sudo -s
> > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > cd /usr/src/
> > rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
> > tar -xvzf alps_2b.tar.gz
> > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> >
> > Try those out and let's see where that gets us.
> >
> > When you are done testing, you can revert back to whatever driver came with your kernel by running:
> > sudo -s
> > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> >
> > -Paul
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 09:09:01AM +0000, Nick Fletcher wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > My touchpad has the physical buttons above the touchpad.
> > >
> > > I have cut and pasted the the results of the two dmesg commands
> > > below. The trackpad of course stopped working correctly again
> > > after installing alps_ss5-1.0.
> > >
> > > I'm afraid any experimenting with the code myself may be beyond my ability.
> > > :-(
> > >
> > > root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe
> > > psmouse root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> > > [ 239.983818] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73
> > > 01
> > > 14 [ 240.433532] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28,
> > > EC=73
> > > 01 14 root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep two-finger [
> > > 279.294490] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet w/ button
> > > (buttonpad: 0): d9 73 24
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for your help in this and thank you to Joseph for
> > > building all the test kernels whilst attempting to find out which
> > > commit first caused my issue.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Nick.
> > >
> > > On 4 March 2017 at 16:15, Paul Donohue <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a 74 03 28 device on a Dell Precision laptop that handles
> > > > two-finger scrolling fine. Without this patch, my mouse
> > > > functions only as a dumb PS/2 mouse, which means I lose all
> > > > multi-touch and scrolling capabilities entirely. So I would
> > > > rather not see this reverted. :)
> > > >
> > > > I suspect one of two things:
> > > > 1) My device has physical buttons below the touchpad. There are
> > > > some different code paths for devices without physical buttons
> > > > below the touchpad. Perhaps there is a bug in those alternate
> > > > code paths? Does the buggy device have physical buttons?
> > > > 2) Perhaps this is a new ALPS variant which speaks a new
> > > > protocol that is not currently handled by the driver but which
> > > > isn't properly identified/differentiated by the alps_identify() function?
> > > >
> > > > To get some additional data, grab the attached tarball, then:
> > > > sudo -s
> > > > cd /usr/src/
> > > > tar -xvzf alps_1.tar.gz
> > > > apt install dkms
> > > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > > # Do not copy and paste the modprobe command! Type it manually!
> > > > # Otherwise the mouse click used to paste the command at the
> > > > same time as # reloading the driver may crash the kernel.
> > > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> > > >
> > > > In the dmesg output, you should see something like:
> > > > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
> > > >
> > > > Are the E7 and EC numbers identical to the above?
> > > >
> > > > Then try two-finger scrolling, then run:
> > > > dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
> > > >
> > > > In the dmesg output, I expect you should see something like:
> > > > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet (buttonpad: 0): 1c
> > > > 51
> > > > 46
> > > >
> > > > We can compare your output to mine to see what is different.
> > > >
> > > > If you're willing to experiment with the code yourself to try to
> > > > figure out more, the relevant code is in alps_decode_ss4_v2() in
> > > > src/alps.c in that tarball. You should see the "ALPS two-finger
> > > > packet" debug message I added there ... you can add additional
> > > > debugging messages to figure out what exactly the decoder is
> > > > doing. The SS4_* macros for bit manipulation and field
> > > > extraction are defined near the top of src/alps.h. To recompile/reload the driver after making changes:
> > > > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 02:58:34PM -0500, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> > > > > Hi Ben,
> > > > >
> > > > > A kernel bug report was opened against Ubuntu [0]. After a
> > > > > kernel bisect, it was found that reverting the following
> > > > > commit resolved this
> > > > bug:
> > > > >
> > > > > commit aeaa881f9b17823028b464893b89c42db797b717
> > > > > Author: Ben Gamari <[email protected]>
> > > > > Date: Tue Oct 4 11:43:30 2016 -0700
> > > > >
> > > > > Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
> > > > >
> > > > > The regression was introduced as of v4.9-rc1.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was hoping to get your feedback, since you are the patch
> > > > > author. Do you think gathering any additional data will help
> > > > > diagnose this issue, or would it be best to submit a revert request?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe
> > > > >
> > > > > [0] http://pad.lv/1662589
> > > > >
> > > >
>
Thanks Masaki!
This modified driver works properly on my device.
Nick, could you test the attached driver?
-Paul
On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 08:40:20AM +0000, Masaki Ota wrote:
> Hi, Paul,
>
> I have modified the source code.
>
> There are three issues.
> #1. E7=73 03 28 Button pad device is not assigned "ALPS_BUTTONPAD" Flag correctly.
> #2. E7=73 03 28 devices are not assigned " ALPS_DUALPOINT" Flag correctly.
> #3. E7=73 03 28 device cursor speed is slow.
>
> Actually, the cause is all the same.
> E7=73 03 28 device does not get correct information from OTP.
> OTP is the device information byte. I specified correct bit.
>
> Then, I think it is also the issue.
> #4. Stick Pointer cursor speed is fast.
>
> I will check Stick parameter.
>
> Best Regards,
> Masaki Ota
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Donohue [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 11:18 AM
> To: 太田 真喜 Masaki Ota <[email protected]>
> Cc: Nick Fletcher <[email protected]>; Joseph Salisbury <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; open list:HID CORE LAYER <[email protected]>; LKML <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [REGRESSION][v4.9.y][v4.10.y] Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
>
> Excellent! Thanks! Let me know if you see anything else that needs to change.
>
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 08:45:33AM +0000, Masaki Ota wrote:
> > Hi, Paul,
> >
> > I understand the current situation.
> > We have three devices that have ID: E7=73 03 28.
> >
> > DELL: Normal Pad type (There are Left and right button below
> > Touchpad.)
> > ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
> > ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 22
> >
> > TOSHIBA: Button Pad type
> > ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 14
> >
> > I think Nick mentioned about TOSHIBA device.
> > I have checked the source code and I guess EC=73 01 14 device does not have "ALPS_BUTTONPAD" Flag, although it is the Button Pad.
> > Because "alps_update_btn_info_ss4_v2()" does not support E7=73 03 28 devices.
> >
> > E7=73 03 14 device can use below code.
> > is_btnless = (otp[1][1] >> 3) & 0x01;
> >
> > E7=73 03 28 device has to use below bit.
> > is_btnless = (otp[1][0] >> 1) & 0x01;
> >
> > I will check other parts of source code.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Masaki Ota
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Donohue [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 3:09 AM
> > To: Nick Fletcher <[email protected]>; 太田 真喜 Masaki Ota
> > <[email protected]>
> > Cc: Joseph Salisbury <[email protected]>;
> > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; open
> > list:HID CORE LAYER <[email protected]>; LKML
> > <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [REGRESSION][v4.9.y][v4.10.y] Input: ALPS - set DualPoint
> > flag for 74 03 28 devices
> >
> > Oops, forgot the attachments
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 12:56:19PM -0500, Paul Donohue wrote:
> > > Masaki: Do you have any information about this touchpad you can share? Is the third byte in EC relevant to the protocol and something we should look for when identifying devices in the driver?
> > >
> > > Nick:
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, I didn't print quite enough information in the two-finger message, but yeah, this kinda looks like a different protocol.
> > >
> > > I've attached two tarballs this time:
> > > 1) alps_2a.tar.gz prints some additional info in the two-finger message which may help figure out what protocol your device is speaking:
> > > sudo -s
> > > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > > cd /usr/src/
> > > rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
> > > tar -xvzf alps_2a.tar.gz
> > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse # Try two-finger scrolling,
> > > then run:
> > > dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
> > >
> > > 2) alps_2b.tar.gz disables the driver unless the third byte in EC is 0x13 (the value my device uses) ... This driver should make your mouse work properly:
> > > sudo -s
> > > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > > cd /usr/src/
> > > rm -rf alps_ss5-1.0
> > > tar -xvzf alps_2b.tar.gz
> > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > >
> > > Try those out and let's see where that gets us.
> > >
> > > When you are done testing, you can revert back to whatever driver came with your kernel by running:
> > > sudo -s
> > > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > >
> > > -Paul
> > >
> > > On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 09:09:01AM +0000, Nick Fletcher wrote:
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > My touchpad has the physical buttons above the touchpad.
> > > >
> > > > I have cut and pasted the the results of the two dmesg commands
> > > > below. The trackpad of course stopped working correctly again
> > > > after installing alps_ss5-1.0.
> > > >
> > > > I'm afraid any experimenting with the code myself may be beyond my ability.
> > > > :-(
> > > >
> > > > root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe
> > > > psmouse root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> > > > [ 239.983818] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73
> > > > 01
> > > > 14 [ 240.433532] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28,
> > > > EC=73
> > > > 01 14 root@brassneck-test:/usr/src# dmesg | grep two-finger [
> > > > 279.294490] psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet w/ button
> > > > (buttonpad: 0): d9 73 24
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your help in this and thank you to Joseph for
> > > > building all the test kernels whilst attempting to find out which
> > > > commit first caused my issue.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Nick.
> > > >
> > > > On 4 March 2017 at 16:15, Paul Donohue <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have a 74 03 28 device on a Dell Precision laptop that handles
> > > > > two-finger scrolling fine. Without this patch, my mouse
> > > > > functions only as a dumb PS/2 mouse, which means I lose all
> > > > > multi-touch and scrolling capabilities entirely. So I would
> > > > > rather not see this reverted. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > I suspect one of two things:
> > > > > 1) My device has physical buttons below the touchpad. There are
> > > > > some different code paths for devices without physical buttons
> > > > > below the touchpad. Perhaps there is a bug in those alternate
> > > > > code paths? Does the buggy device have physical buttons?
> > > > > 2) Perhaps this is a new ALPS variant which speaks a new
> > > > > protocol that is not currently handled by the driver but which
> > > > > isn't properly identified/differentiated by the alps_identify() function?
> > > > >
> > > > > To get some additional data, grab the attached tarball, then:
> > > > > sudo -s
> > > > > cd /usr/src/
> > > > > tar -xvzf alps_1.tar.gz
> > > > > apt install dkms
> > > > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > > > # Do not copy and paste the modprobe command! Type it manually!
> > > > > # Otherwise the mouse click used to paste the command at the
> > > > > same time as # reloading the driver may crash the kernel.
> > > > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse dmesg | grep 'ALPS ID'
> > > > >
> > > > > In the dmesg output, you should see something like:
> > > > > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS ID: E7=73 03 28, EC=73 01 13
> > > > >
> > > > > Are the E7 and EC numbers identical to the above?
> > > > >
> > > > > Then try two-finger scrolling, then run:
> > > > > dmesg | grep 'two-finger'
> > > > >
> > > > > In the dmesg output, I expect you should see something like:
> > > > > psmouse serio1: alps: ALPS two-finger packet (buttonpad: 0): 1c
> > > > > 51
> > > > > 46
> > > > >
> > > > > We can compare your output to mine to see what is different.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you're willing to experiment with the code yourself to try to
> > > > > figure out more, the relevant code is in alps_decode_ss4_v2() in
> > > > > src/alps.c in that tarball. You should see the "ALPS two-finger
> > > > > packet" debug message I added there ... you can add additional
> > > > > debugging messages to figure out what exactly the decoder is
> > > > > doing. The SS4_* macros for bit manipulation and field
> > > > > extraction are defined near the top of src/alps.h. To recompile/reload the driver after making changes:
> > > > > dkms remove alps_ss5/1.0 --all
> > > > > dkms install alps_ss5/1.0
> > > > > modprobe -r psmouse ; modprobe psmouse
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 02:58:34PM -0500, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Ben,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A kernel bug report was opened against Ubuntu [0]. After a
> > > > > > kernel bisect, it was found that reverting the following
> > > > > > commit resolved this
> > > > > bug:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > commit aeaa881f9b17823028b464893b89c42db797b717
> > > > > > Author: Ben Gamari <[email protected]>
> > > > > > Date: Tue Oct 4 11:43:30 2016 -0700
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The regression was introduced as of v4.9-rc1.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I was hoping to get your feedback, since you are the patch
> > > > > > author. Do you think gathering any additional data will help
> > > > > > diagnose this issue, or would it be best to submit a revert request?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Joe
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [0] http://pad.lv/1662589
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> >
Hi Masaki,
On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 08:40:20AM +0000, Masaki Ota wrote:
> Hi, Paul,
>
> I have modified the source code.
>
> There are three issues.
> #1. E7=73 03 28 Button pad device is not assigned "ALPS_BUTTONPAD" Flag correctly.
> #2. E7=73 03 28 devices are not assigned " ALPS_DUALPOINT" Flag correctly.
> #3. E7=73 03 28 device cursor speed is slow.
>
> Actually, the cause is all the same.
> E7=73 03 28 device does not get correct information from OTP.
> OTP is the device information byte. I specified correct bit.
>
> Then, I think it is also the issue.
> #4. Stick Pointer cursor speed is fast.
>
> I will check Stick parameter.
Could you please submit this as a proper patch now that we have
confirmation that it works? Also, I wonder if V8PLUS should be full
protocol instead of a flag.
Thanks.
--
Dmitry
Hi, Dmitry,
OK, I will do it.
Best Regards,
Masaki Ota
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 2:58 AM
To: $BB@ED(B $B??4n(B Masaki Ota <[email protected]>
Cc: Paul Donohue <[email protected]>; Nick Fletcher <[email protected]>; Joseph Salisbury <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; open list:HID CORE LAYER <[email protected]>; LKML <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [REGRESSION][v4.9.y][v4.10.y] Input: ALPS - set DualPoint flag for 74 03 28 devices
Hi Masaki,
On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 08:40:20AM +0000, Masaki Ota wrote:
> Hi, Paul,
>
> I have modified the source code.
>
> There are three issues.
> #1. E7=73 03 28 Button pad device is not assigned "ALPS_BUTTONPAD" Flag correctly.
> #2. E7=73 03 28 devices are not assigned " ALPS_DUALPOINT" Flag correctly.
> #3. E7=73 03 28 device cursor speed is slow.
>
> Actually, the cause is all the same.
> E7=73 03 28 device does not get correct information from OTP.
> OTP is the device information byte. I specified correct bit.
>
> Then, I think it is also the issue.
> #4. Stick Pointer cursor speed is fast.
>
> I will check Stick parameter.
Could you please submit this as a proper patch now that we have confirmation that it works? Also, I wonder if V8PLUS should be full protocol instead of a flag.
Thanks.
--
Dmitry