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[v2,34/37] input: add an EV_REL event for high-res vertical wheel

Message ID c0f94891efafd6b7c18766ce3e42b82cf805f813.1491308444.git.mchehab@s-opensource.com (mailing list archive)
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Mauro Carvalho Chehab April 4, 2017, 12:22 p.m. UTC
As some devices can produce either low-res or high-res
vertical wheel EV_REL events, add a new event to allow
userspace to distinguish between them.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
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 Documentation/input/event-codes.rst    | 16 +++++++++++++---
 include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/Documentation/input/event-codes.rst b/Documentation/input/event-codes.rst
index 92db50954169..0c8591d39bc6 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/event-codes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/input/event-codes.rst
@@ -185,10 +185,20 @@  instead of EV_REL codes.
 
 A few EV_REL codes have special meanings:
 
-* REL_WHEEL, REL_HWHEEL:
+* REL_WHEEL:
 
-  - These codes are used for vertical and horizontal scroll wheels,
-    respectively.
+  - These codes are used for vertical scroll wheels.
+
+  - REL_WHEEL is for normal wheel operational mode, e. g. low-resolution
+    (line-based) scroll.
+
+  - REL_HIRES_WHEEL should be used when the wheel has two resolutions and it
+    is in high-resolution mode, e. g. the same angular movement that would
+    produce a single REL_WHEEL will produce multiple REL_HIRES_WHEEL events.
+
+* REL_HWHEEL:
+
+  - This code is used for horizontal scroll wheels.
 
 EV_ABS
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diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
index 3af60ee69053..23b2d377af59 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ 
 #define REL_DIAL		0x07
 #define REL_WHEEL		0x08
 #define REL_MISC		0x09
+#define REL_HIRES_WHEEL		0x0a
 #define REL_MAX			0x0f
 #define REL_CNT			(REL_MAX+1)