Input: vmmouse - fix absolute device registration

We should set device's capabilities first, and then register it, otherwise various handlers already present in the kernel will not be able to connect to the device. Reported-by: Lauri Kasanen <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <[email protected]>
jljusten · Jan 28, 2016 · d4f1b06 · d4f1b06
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commit d4f1b06
Showing 1 changed file with 7 additions and 6 deletions.
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
@@ -458,8 +458,6 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	priv->abs_dev = abs_dev;
 	psmouse->private = priv;
 
-	input_set_capability(rel_dev, EV_REL, REL_WHEEL);
-
 	/* Set up and register absolute device */
 	snprintf(priv->phys, sizeof(priv->phys), "%s/input1",
 		 psmouse->ps2dev.serio->phys);
@@ -475,10 +473,6 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	abs_dev->id.version = psmouse->model;
 	abs_dev->dev.parent = &psmouse->ps2dev.serio->dev;
 
-	error = input_register_device(priv->abs_dev);
-	if (error)
-		goto init_fail;
-
 	/* Set absolute device capabilities */
 	input_set_capability(abs_dev, EV_KEY, BTN_LEFT);
 	input_set_capability(abs_dev, EV_KEY, BTN_RIGHT);
@@ -488,6 +482,13 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	input_set_abs_params(abs_dev, ABS_X, 0, VMMOUSE_MAX_X, 0, 0);
 	input_set_abs_params(abs_dev, ABS_Y, 0, VMMOUSE_MAX_Y, 0, 0);
 
+	error = input_register_device(priv->abs_dev);
+	if (error)
+		goto init_fail;
+
+	/* Add wheel capability to the relative device */
+	input_set_capability(rel_dev, EV_REL, REL_WHEEL);
+
 	psmouse->protocol_handler = vmmouse_process_byte;
 	psmouse->disconnect = vmmouse_disconnect;
 	psmouse->reconnect = vmmouse_reconnect;