Input: add detailed multi-touch finger data report protocol

In order to utilize the full power of the new multi-touch devices, a
way to report detailed finger data to user space is needed. This patch
adds a multi-touch (MT) protocol which allows drivers to report details
for an arbitrary number of fingers.

The driver sends a SYN_MT_REPORT event via the input_mt_sync() function
when a complete finger has been reported.

In order to stay compatible with existing applications, the data
reported in a finger packet must not be recognized as single-touch
events. In addition, all finger data must bypass input filtering,
since subsequent events of the same type refer to different fingers.

A set of ABS_MT events with the desired properties are defined. The
events are divided into categories, to allow for partial implementation.
The minimum set consists of ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR, ABS_MT_POSITION_X and
ABS_MT_POSITION_Y, which allows for multiple fingers to be tracked.
If the device supports it, the ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR may be used to provide
the size of the approaching finger. Anisotropy and direction may be
specified with ABS_MT_TOUCH_MINOR, ABS_MT_WIDTH_MINOR and
ABS_MT_ORIENTATION. Devices with more granular information may specify
general shapes as blobs, i.e., as a sequence of rectangular shapes
grouped together by a ABS_MT_BLOB_ID. Finally, the ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE
may be used to specify whether the touching tool is a finger or a pen.
Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@euromail.se>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru>

drivers/input/input.c

@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
  * EV_ABS events which should not be cached are listed here.
  */
 static unsigned int input_abs_bypass_init_data[] __initdata = {
+	ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR,
+	ABS_MT_TOUCH_MINOR,
+	ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR,
+	ABS_MT_WIDTH_MINOR,
+	ABS_MT_ORIENTATION,
+	ABS_MT_POSITION_X,
+	ABS_MT_POSITION_Y,
+	ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE,
+	ABS_MT_BLOB_ID,
 	0
 };
 static unsigned long input_abs_bypass[BITS_TO_LONGS(ABS_CNT)];
@@ -169,6 +178,10 @@ static void input_handle_event(struct input_dev *dev,
 				disposition = INPUT_PASS_TO_HANDLERS;
 			}
 			break;
+		case SYN_MT_REPORT:
+			dev->sync = 0;
+			disposition = INPUT_PASS_TO_HANDLERS;
+			break;
 		}
 		break;
 

include/linux/input.h

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct input_absinfo {
 
 #define SYN_REPORT		0
 #define SYN_CONFIG		1
+#define SYN_MT_REPORT		2
 
 /*
  * Keys and buttons
@@ -645,6 +646,17 @@ struct input_absinfo {
 #define ABS_TOOL_WIDTH		0x1c
 #define ABS_VOLUME		0x20
 #define ABS_MISC		0x28
+
+#define ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR	0x30	/* Major axis of touching ellipse */
+#define ABS_MT_TOUCH_MINOR	0x31	/* Minor axis (omit if circular) */
+#define ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR	0x32	/* Major axis of approaching ellipse */
+#define ABS_MT_WIDTH_MINOR	0x33	/* Minor axis (omit if circular) */
+#define ABS_MT_ORIENTATION	0x34	/* Ellipse orientation */
+#define ABS_MT_POSITION_X	0x35	/* Center X ellipse position */
+#define ABS_MT_POSITION_Y	0x36	/* Center Y ellipse position */
+#define ABS_MT_TOOL_TYPE	0x37	/* Type of touching device */
+#define ABS_MT_BLOB_ID		0x38	/* Group a set of packets as a blob */
+
 #define ABS_MAX			0x3f
 #define ABS_CNT			(ABS_MAX+1)
 
@@ -743,6 +755,12 @@ struct input_absinfo {
 #define BUS_GSC			0x1A
 #define BUS_ATARI		0x1B
 
+/*
+ * MT_TOOL types
+ */
+#define MT_TOOL_FINGER		0
+#define MT_TOOL_PEN		1
+
 /*
  * Values describing the status of a force-feedback effect
  */
@@ -1312,6 +1330,11 @@ static inline void input_sync(struct input_dev *dev)
 	input_event(dev, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 0);
 }
 
+static inline void input_mt_sync(struct input_dev *dev)
+{
+	input_event(dev, EV_SYN, SYN_MT_REPORT, 0);
+}
+
 void input_set_capability(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code);
 
 static inline void input_set_abs_params(struct input_dev *dev, int axis, int min, int max, int fuzz, int flat)