Re: [PATCH v4 01/24] input: Add ff-memless-next module

["Michal Malý" <madcatxster@devoid-pointer.net>]

On Wednesday 14 of May 2014 11:14:02 Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 05:02:00PM +0200, Michal Malý wrote:
> > +
> > +/** input_ff_create_mlnx() - Register a device within ff-memless-next and
> > + *                           the kernel force feedback system
> > + * @dev: Pointer to the struct input_dev associated with the device.
> > + * @data: Any device-specific data that shall be passed to the callback.
> > + *        function called by ff-memless-next when a force feedback action
> > + *        shall be performed.
> > + * @control_effect: Pointer to the callback function.
> > + * @update_date: Delay in milliseconds between two recalculations of
> > periodic + *               effects, ramp effects and envelopes. Note that
> > this value will + *               never be lower than (CONFIG_HZ / 1000)
> > + 1 regardless of the + *               value specified here. This is not
> > a "hard" rate limiter. + *               Userspace still can submit
> > effects at a rate faster than + *               this value.
> 
> The update rate change seems useful whether we use new ff implementation
> or enhance the old one but I would prefer having a separate call to
> control it.

OK, that should not be a problem. Please note that the plan is to use this 
value to do proper "hard" rate limiting in the future.