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    Input: add detailed multi-touch finger data report protocol · 5e5ee686
    Henrik Rydberg authored
    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: default avatarHenrik Rydberg <rydberg@euromail.se>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru>
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