diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 9f591c4260e4..95d4defa00a5 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 010c33cc7907239ffc8f49f09ccb3dc6d84a0369
+refs/heads/master: df2d4637b0813e47ad12af3eacf6b5292c0fb164
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/input/input.c b/trunk/drivers/input/input.c
index 5c16001959cc..ab060710688f 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -296,9 +296,15 @@ static void input_handle_event(struct input_dev *dev,
  * @value: value of the event
  *
  * This function should be used by drivers implementing various input
- * devices. See also input_inject_event().
+ * devices to report input events. See also input_inject_event().
+ *
+ * NOTE: input_event() may be safely used right after input device was
+ * allocated with input_allocate_device(), even before it is registered
+ * with input_register_device(), but the event will not reach any of the
+ * input handlers. Such early invocation of input_event() may be used
+ * to 'seed' initial state of a switch or initial position of absolute
+ * axis, etc.
  */
-
 void input_event(struct input_dev *dev,
 		 unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value)
 {