---

yaml
---
r: 282361
b: refs/heads/master
c: 428f858
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  282359: b2ac077
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: fc72bf758f943fbc5c0d9dd14575b91996513c77
+refs/heads/master: 428f85884bb4a88737e5fa76535ede06a33fe162

trunk/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c

@@ -165,7 +165,37 @@ static void wacom_close(struct input_dev *dev)
 		usb_autopm_put_interface(wacom->intf);
 }
 
-static int wacom_parse_hid(struct usb_interface *intf, struct hid_descriptor *hid_desc,
+/*
+ * Interface Descriptor of wacom devices can be incomplete and
+ * inconsistent so wacom_features table is used to store stylus
+ * device's packet lengths, various maximum values, and tablet
+ * resolution based on product ID's.
+ *
+ * For devices that contain 2 interfaces, wacom_features table is
+ * inaccurate for the touch interface.  Since the Interface Descriptor
+ * for touch interfaces has pretty complete data, this function exists
+ * to query tablet for this missing information instead of hard coding in
+ * an additional table.
+ *
+ * A typical Interface Descriptor for a stylus will contain a
+ * boot mouse application collection that is not of interest and this
+ * function will ignore it.
+ *
+ * It also contains a digitizer application collection that also is not
+ * of interest since any information it contains would be duplicate
+ * of what is in wacom_features. Usually it defines a report of an array
+ * of bytes that could be used as max length of the stylus packet returned.
+ * If it happens to define a Digitizer-Stylus Physical Collection then
+ * the X and Y logical values contain valid data but it is ignored.
+ *
+ * A typical Interface Descriptor for a touch interface will contain a
+ * Digitizer-Finger Physical Collection which will define both logical
+ * X/Y maximum as well as the physical size of tablet. Since touch
+ * interfaces haven't supported pressure or distance, this is enough
+ * information to override invalid values in the wacom_features table.
+ */
+static int wacom_parse_hid(struct usb_interface *intf,
+			   struct hid_descriptor *hid_desc,
 			   struct wacom_features *features)
 {
 	struct usb_device *dev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
@@ -306,6 +336,11 @@ static int wacom_parse_hid(struct usb_interface *intf, struct hid_descriptor *hi
 				i++;
 				break;
 
+			/*
+			 * Requiring Stylus Usage will ignore boot mouse
+			 * X/Y values and some cases of invalid Digitizer X/Y
+			 * values commonly reported.
+			 */
 			case HID_USAGE_STYLUS:
 				pen = 1;
 				i++;