[PATCH] randr: Fix logic in RRPointerToNearestCrtc

[David Ung]

thanks, do you need me to re-upload another patch with the modify message? and will you be doing the actual commit?
I am new to xorg submission.

David
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From: Keith Packard [keithp at keithp.com]
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 1:07 PM
To: David Ung; xorg-devel at lists.x.org
Subject: RE: [PATCH] randr: Fix logic in RRPointerToNearestCrtc

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David Ung <davidu at nvidia.com> writes:

>>> RRPointerToNearestCrtc is suppose to snap to the nearest Crtc,
>>> but the code is buggy.  Correct the calculation of delta x/y
>>> values and choose the closest Crtc.
>>
>> This comment isn't terribly descriptive of the problems it's
>> solving. There are two -- one where the dx/dy values end up off-by-one
>> and another where it's simply forgetting to actually set the 'best' value.
>
> but its more that dx/dy off-by-one.
>
> previously best_dx/dy is always positive, if x > scan_width,
> when you call SetCursorPosition, the cursor's x position is gonna be
> even further away from the crtc's right edge.

Right.

> RRPointerToNearestCrtc is suppose to snap to the nearest Crtc,
> but best_x and best_y is always positive, hence when calling
> SetCursorPosition it will make the cursor even further away.
> Correct delta x/y to allow negative values and also use
>  "width/height -1" in the calculation.  Also choose the closest Crtc
> by setting the "best" value.

Thanks. That describes the patch better.

Reviewed-by: Keith Packard <keithp at keithp.com>

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