The newest event can be SYN_REPORT in case of dropping all old events when
buffer is full, but as now there is no device data available to read so
lets drop SYN_REPORT as well and store only SYN_DROPPED.

Signed-off-by: Aniroop Mathur <a.mat...@samsung.com>
---
 drivers/input/evdev.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index e9ae3d5..e270219 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int evdev_set_clk_type(struct evdev_client *client, 
unsigned int clkid)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void __pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
+static int __pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
                         const struct input_event *event)
 {
        client->buffer[client->head++] = *event;
@@ -247,12 +247,24 @@ static void __pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
                client->buffer[client->tail].value = 0;
 
                client->packet_head = client->tail;
+
+               /*
+                * Do not store SYN_REPORT as there is no device data in buffer
+                * and return to avoid wakeup and changing packet_head.
+                */
+               if (event->type == EV_SYN && event->code == SYN_REPORT) {
+                       client->head--;
+                       client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
+                       return 1;
+               }
        }
 
        if (event->type == EV_SYN && event->code == SYN_REPORT) {
                client->packet_head = client->head;
                kill_fasync(&client->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
        }
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void evdev_pass_values(struct evdev_client *client,
@@ -287,7 +299,8 @@ static void evdev_pass_values(struct evdev_client *client,
                event.type = v->type;
                event.code = v->code;
                event.value = v->value;
-               __pass_event(client, &event);
+               if (__pass_event(client, &event))
+                       wakeup = false;
        }
 
        spin_unlock(&client->buffer_lock);
-- 
2.6.2

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