Input: docs: add more details on the use of BTN_TOOL

The HID core stack used to be very relaxed considering the BTN_TOOL_*
usage. With the recent commits, we should now enforce to have only one
tool at a time, meaning that we can now express that requirement in the
docs.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Ping Cheng <ping.cheng@wacom.com>
Acked-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>

diff --git a/Documentation/input/event-codes.rst b/Documentation/input/event-codes.rst
index b24ae7d292cc191f8da0103c9de6fa56fcea4ce2..8741d390b1843b92070f8e2f918760fd102a4b79 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/input/event-codes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/input/event-codes.rst
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ A few EV_KEY codes have special meanings:
     code should be set to a value of 1. When the tool is no longer interacting
     with the input device, the BTN_TOOL_<name> code should be reset to 0. All
     trackpads, tablets, and touchscreens should use at least one BTN_TOOL_<name>
-    code when events are generated.
+    code when events are generated. Likewise all trackpads, tablets, and
+    touchscreens should export only one BTN_TOOL_<name> at a time. To not break
+    existing userspace, it is recommended to not switch tool in one EV_SYN frame
+    but first emitting the old BTN_TOOL_<name> at 0, then emit one SYN_REPORT
+    and then set the new BTN_TOOL_<name> at 1.
 
 * BTN_TOUCH: