[PATCH 07/19] Input: evdev - Add the events() callback

["Henrik Rydberg" <rydberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

By sending a full frame of events at the same time, the irqsoff
latency at heavy load is brought down from 200 us to 100 us.

Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/input/evdev.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index a0692c5..1bf4ce5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -54,16 +54,9 @@ struct evdev_client {
 static struct evdev *evdev_table[EVDEV_MINORS];
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(evdev_table_mutex);
 
-static void evdev_pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
-			     struct input_event *event,
-			     ktime_t mono, ktime_t real)
+static void __pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
+			 const struct input_event *event)
 {
-	event->time = ktime_to_timeval(client->clkid == CLOCK_MONOTONIC ?
-					mono : real);
-
-	/* Interrupts are disabled, just acquire the lock. */
-	spin_lock(&client->buffer_lock);
-
 	client->buffer[client->head++] = *event;
 	client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
 
@@ -86,42 +79,74 @@ static void evdev_pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
 		client->packet_head = client->head;
 		kill_fasync(&client->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 	}
+}
+
+static void evdev_pass_values(struct evdev_client *client,
+			      const struct input_value *vals, size_t count,
+			      ktime_t mono, ktime_t real)
+{
+	struct evdev *evdev = client->evdev;
+	const struct input_value *v;
+	struct input_event event;
+	bool wakeup = false;
+
+	event.time = ktime_to_timeval(client->clkid == CLOCK_MONOTONIC ?
+				      mono : real);
+
+	/* Interrupts are disabled, just acquire the lock. */
+	spin_lock(&client->buffer_lock);
+
+	for (v = vals; v != vals + count; v++) {
+		event.type = v->type;
+		event.code = v->code;
+		event.value = v->value;
+		__pass_event(client, &event);
+		if (v->type == EV_SYN && v->code == SYN_REPORT)
+			wakeup = true;
+	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&client->buffer_lock);
+
+	if (wakeup)
+		wake_up_interruptible(&evdev->wait);
 }
 
 /*
- * Pass incoming event to all connected clients.
+ * Pass incoming events to all connected clients.
  */
-static void evdev_event(struct input_handle *handle,
-			unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value)
+static void evdev_events(struct input_handle *handle,
+			 const struct input_value *vals, size_t count)
 {
 	struct evdev *evdev = handle->private;
 	struct evdev_client *client;
-	struct input_event event;
 	ktime_t time_mono, time_real;
 
 	time_mono = ktime_get();
 	time_real = ktime_sub(time_mono, ktime_get_monotonic_offset());
 
-	event.type = type;
-	event.code = code;
-	event.value = value;
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	client = rcu_dereference(evdev->grab);
 
 	if (client)
-		evdev_pass_event(client, &event, time_mono, time_real);
+		evdev_pass_values(client, vals, count, time_mono, time_real);
 	else
 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(client, &evdev->client_list, node)
-			evdev_pass_event(client, &event, time_mono, time_real);
+			evdev_pass_values(client, vals, count,
+					  time_mono, time_real);
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
 
-	if (type == EV_SYN && code == SYN_REPORT)
-		wake_up_interruptible(&evdev->wait);
+/*
+ * Pass incoming event to all connected clients.
+ */
+static void evdev_event(struct input_handle *handle,
+			unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value)
+{
+	struct input_value vals[] = { { type, code, value } };
+
+	evdev_events(handle, vals, 1);
 }
 
 static int evdev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
@@ -1050,6 +1075,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(input, evdev_ids);
 
 static struct input_handler evdev_handler = {
 	.event		= evdev_event,
+	.events		= evdev_events,
 	.connect	= evdev_connect,
 	.disconnect	= evdev_disconnect,
 	.fops		= &evdev_fops,
-- 
1.7.11.4

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