The Wacom Linux Driver Continues To Be Improved, New Features In Linux 4.3

Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 1 September 2015 at 04:32 PM EDT. 1 Comment
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Jiri Kosina sent in his pull requests for code he maintains within the mainline Linux kernel, with one of the notable subsystems being the HID updates.

Most notable to the HID feature updates for Linux 4.3 are yet more Wacom driver improvements, which are a mention for almost every kernel cycle. Wacom highlights for Linux 4.3 include support for the Express Key Remote and various bug-fixes and feature work.

Other HID highlights for Linux 4.3 include support for large I2C transfers with the cp2112 driver, the hid-lg driver adds the USB ID for the Logitech G24 Wheel, Surface 3 type cover support for the Microsoft HID driver, support for CJTouch MultiTouch hardware in the multi-touch driver, support for the Acer Aspire Switch 12 in the Chicony driver, and various other changes.

Those wishing to find out more about the HID highlights for Linux 4.3 can find all of the details via this pull request.
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