tablet: implement the tablet double tool quirk as plugin

Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/merge_requests/1218>

meson.build

@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ install_headers('src/libinput.h')
 src_libinput = src_libfilter + [
 	'src/libinput.c',
 	'src/libinput-plugin.c',
+	'src/libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.c',
 	'src/libinput-private-config.c',
 	'src/evdev.c',
 	'src/evdev-debounce.c',

src/evdev-tablet.c

@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ tablet_proximity_out_quirk_set_timer(struct tablet_dispatch *tablet,
 				   time + FORCED_PROXOUT_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
-static bool
+static void
 tablet_update_tool_state(struct tablet_dispatch *tablet,
 			 struct evdev_device *device,
 			 uint64_t time)
@@ -2029,7 +2029,6 @@ tablet_update_tool_state(struct tablet_dispatch *tablet,
 	enum libinput_tablet_tool_type type;
 	uint32_t changed;
 	int state;
-	uint32_t doubled_up_new_tool_bit = 0;
 
 	/* we were already out of proximity but now got a tool update but
 	 * our tool state is zero - i.e. we got a valid prox out from the
@@ -2067,39 +2066,7 @@ tablet_update_tool_state(struct tablet_dispatch *tablet,
 	}
 
 	if (tablet->tool_state == tablet->prev_tool_state)
-		return false;
-
-	/* Kernel tools are supposed to be mutually exclusive, but we may have
-	 * two bits set due to firmware/kernel bugs.
-	 * Two cases that have been seen in the wild:
-	 * - BTN_TOOL_PEN on proximity in, followed by
-	 *   BTN_TOOL_RUBBER later, see #259
-	 *   -> We force a prox-out of the pen, trigger prox-in for eraser
-	 * - BTN_TOOL_RUBBER on proximity in, but BTN_TOOL_PEN when
-	 *   the tip is down, see #702.
-	 *   -> We ignore BTN_TOOL_PEN
-	 * In both cases the eraser is what we want, so we bias
-	 * towards that.
-	 */
-	if (tablet->tool_state & (tablet->tool_state - 1)) {
-		doubled_up_new_tool_bit = tablet->tool_state ^ tablet->prev_tool_state;
-
-		/* The new tool is the pen. Ignore it */
-		if (doubled_up_new_tool_bit == bit(LIBINPUT_TABLET_TOOL_TYPE_PEN)) {
-			tablet->tool_state &= ~bit(LIBINPUT_TABLET_TOOL_TYPE_PEN);
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		/* The new tool is some tool other than pen (usually eraser).
-		 * We set the current tool state to zero, thus setting
-		 * everything up for a prox out on the tool. Once that is set
-		 * up, we change the tool state to be the new one we just got.
-		 * When we re-process this function we now get the new tool
-		 * as prox in. Importantly, we basically rely on nothing else
-		 * happening in the meantime.
-		 */
-		tablet->tool_state = 0;
-	}
+		return;
 
 	changed = tablet->tool_state ^ tablet->prev_tool_state;
 	type = ffs(changed) - 1;
@@ -2126,12 +2093,6 @@ tablet_update_tool_state(struct tablet_dispatch *tablet,
 	}
 
 	tablet->prev_tool_state = tablet->tool_state;
-
-	if (doubled_up_new_tool_bit) {
-		tablet->tool_state = doubled_up_new_tool_bit;
-		return true; /* need to re-process */
-	}
-	return false;
 }
 
 static struct libinput_tablet_tool *
@@ -2194,10 +2155,8 @@ tablet_flush(struct tablet_dispatch *tablet,
 	     uint64_t time)
 {
 	struct libinput_tablet_tool *tool;
-	bool process_tool_twice;
 
-reprocess:
-	process_tool_twice = tablet_update_tool_state(tablet, device, time);
+	tablet_update_tool_state(tablet, device, time);
 
 	tool = tablet_get_current_tool(tablet);
 	if (!tool)
@@ -2271,9 +2230,6 @@ reprocess:
 		tablet_change_area(device);
 		tablet_history_reset(tablet);
 	}
-
-	if (process_tool_twice)
-		goto reprocess;
 }
 
 static inline void

src/libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.c

@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2025 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <libevdev/libevdev.h>
+
+#include "util-mem.h"
+#include "util-strings.h"
+
+#include "evdev-frame.h"
+
+#include "libinput-log.h"
+#include "libinput-util.h"
+#include "libinput-plugin.h"
+#include "libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.h"
+
+enum {
+	TOOL_PEN_DOWN,
+	TOOL_PEN_UP,
+	TOOL_ERASER_DOWN,
+	TOOL_ERASER_UP,
+	TOOL_DOUBLE_TOOL,
+};
+
+enum tool_filter {
+	SKIP_PEN           = bit(1),
+	SKIP_ERASER        = bit(2),
+	PEN_IN_PROX        = bit(3),
+	PEN_OUT_OF_PROX    = bit(4),
+	ERASER_IN_PROX     = bit(5),
+	ERASER_OUT_OF_PROX = bit(6),
+};
+
+struct plugin_device {
+	struct list link;
+	struct libinput_device *device;
+	bool ignore_pen;
+	bitmask_t tools_seen;
+
+	int pen_value;
+	int eraser_value;
+};
+
+struct plugin_data {
+	struct list devices;
+};
+
+static void
+plugin_device_destroy(struct plugin_device *device)
+{
+	libinput_device_unref(device->device);
+	list_remove(&device->link);
+	free(device);
+}
+
+static void
+plugin_data_destroy(void *d)
+{
+	struct plugin_data *data = d;
+
+	struct plugin_device *device;
+	list_for_each_safe(device, &data->devices, link) {
+		plugin_device_destroy(device);
+	}
+
+	free(data);
+}
+
+DEFINE_DESTROY_CLEANUP_FUNC(plugin_data);
+
+static void
+plugin_destroy(struct libinput_plugin *libinput_plugin)
+{
+	struct plugin_data *plugin = libinput_plugin_get_user_data(libinput_plugin);
+	plugin_data_destroy(plugin);
+}
+
+static struct evdev_frame *
+double_tool_plugin_filter_frame(struct libinput_plugin *plugin,
+				struct evdev_frame *frame_in,
+				enum tool_filter filter)
+{
+	size_t nevents;
+	struct evdev_event *events = evdev_frame_get_events(frame_in, &nevents);
+
+	/* +2 because we may add BTN_TOOL_PEN and BTN_TOOL_RUBBER */
+	struct evdev_frame *frame_out = evdev_frame_new(nevents + 2);
+	evdev_frame_set_time(frame_out, evdev_frame_get_time(frame_in));
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < nevents; i++) {
+		struct evdev_event *event = &events[i];
+
+		switch (evdev_usage_enum(event->usage)) {
+		case EVDEV_BTN_TOOL_PEN:
+		case EVDEV_BTN_TOOL_RUBBER:
+			/* skip */
+			break;
+		default:
+			evdev_frame_append(frame_out, event, 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (filter & (PEN_IN_PROX|PEN_OUT_OF_PROX)) {
+		struct evdev_event event = {
+			.usage = evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_BTN_TOOL_PEN),
+			.value = (filter & PEN_IN_PROX) ? 1 : 0,
+		};
+		evdev_frame_append(frame_out, &event, 1);
+	}
+	if (filter & (ERASER_IN_PROX|ERASER_OUT_OF_PROX)) {
+		struct evdev_event event = {
+			.usage = evdev_usage_from(EVDEV_BTN_TOOL_RUBBER),
+			.value = (filter & ERASER_IN_PROX) ? 1 : 0,
+		};
+		evdev_frame_append(frame_out, &event, 1);
+	}
+
+	return frame_out;
+}
+
+/* Kernel tools are supposed to be mutually exclusive, but we may have
+ * two bits set due to firmware/kernel bugs.
+ * Two cases that have been seen in the wild:
+ * - BTN_TOOL_PEN on proximity in, followed by
+ *   BTN_TOOL_RUBBER later, see #259
+ *   -> We force a prox-out of the pen, trigger prox-in for eraser
+ * - BTN_TOOL_RUBBER on proximity in, but BTN_TOOL_PEN when
+ *   the tip is down, see #702.
+ *   -> We ignore BTN_TOOL_PEN
+ * In both cases the eraser is what we want, so we bias
+ * towards that.
+ */
+static void
+double_tool_plugin_device_handle_frame(struct libinput_plugin *libinput_plugin,
+				       struct plugin_device *device,
+				       struct evdev_frame *frame)
+{
+	size_t nevents;
+	struct evdev_event *events = evdev_frame_get_events(frame, &nevents);
+
+	const struct evdev_event *eraser_toggle = NULL;
+	const struct evdev_event *pen_toggle = NULL;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < nevents; i++) {
+		struct evdev_event *event = &events[i];
+
+		switch (evdev_usage_enum(event->usage)) {
+		case EVDEV_BTN_TOOL_RUBBER:
+			eraser_toggle = event;
+			device->eraser_value = event->value;
+			break;
+		case EVDEV_BTN_TOOL_PEN:
+			pen_toggle = event;
+			device->pen_value = event->value;
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	bool eraser_is_down = !!device->eraser_value;
+	bool pen_is_down = !!device->pen_value;
+	bool eraser_toggled = eraser_toggle != NULL;
+	bool pen_toggled = pen_toggle != NULL;
+
+#if EVENT_DEBUGGING
+	plugin_log_debug(libinput_plugin,
+			  "device %s: tool state: pen:%s eraser:%s\n",
+			  libinput_device_get_name(device->device),
+			  pen_toggled ? (pen_is_down ? "↓" : "↑") : pen_is_down ? "|" : ".",
+			  eraser_toggled ? (eraser_is_down ? "↓" : "↑") : eraser_is_down ? "|" : ".");
+#endif
+
+	if (!bitmask_bit_is_set(device->tools_seen, TOOL_DOUBLE_TOOL)) {
+		bitmask_t tool_mask = bitmask_from_bits(TOOL_PEN_DOWN,
+							TOOL_PEN_UP,
+							TOOL_ERASER_DOWN,
+							TOOL_ERASER_UP);
+		if (eraser_toggled) {
+			if (eraser_is_down)
+				bitmask_set_bit(&device->tools_seen, TOOL_ERASER_DOWN);
+			else
+				bitmask_set_bit(&device->tools_seen, TOOL_ERASER_UP);
+		}
+		if (pen_toggled) {
+			if (pen_is_down)
+				bitmask_set_bit(&device->tools_seen, TOOL_PEN_DOWN);
+			else
+				bitmask_set_bit(&device->tools_seen, TOOL_PEN_UP);
+		}
+		/* If we successfully get all four tool events without
+		 * a doubled-up tool, assume the device is sane and
+		 * unregister this device */
+		if (bitmask_all(device->tools_seen, tool_mask)) {
+			plugin_log_debug(libinput_plugin,
+					 "device %s: device is fine, unregistering device\n",
+					 libinput_device_get_name(device->device));
+			plugin_device_destroy(device);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* rubber after pen */
+	if (eraser_toggled) {
+		if (eraser_is_down && pen_is_down) {
+			if (!pen_toggled) {
+				_unref_(evdev_frame) *pen_out_of_prox =
+					double_tool_plugin_filter_frame(libinput_plugin,
+									frame,
+									SKIP_ERASER|PEN_OUT_OF_PROX);
+				libinput_plugin_prepend_evdev_frame(libinput_plugin,
+								    device->device,
+								    pen_out_of_prox);
+			}
+
+			_unref_(evdev_frame) *eraser_in_prox =
+				double_tool_plugin_filter_frame(libinput_plugin,
+								frame,
+								SKIP_PEN|ERASER_IN_PROX);
+
+			libinput_plugin_prepend_evdev_frame(libinput_plugin,
+							    device->device,
+							    eraser_in_prox);
+			device->ignore_pen = true;
+
+			bitmask_set_bit(&device->tools_seen, TOOL_DOUBLE_TOOL);
+
+			/* discard the original frame */
+			evdev_frame_reset(frame);
+
+			return;
+		} else if (!eraser_is_down) {
+			_unref_(evdev_frame) *eraser_out_of_prox =
+				double_tool_plugin_filter_frame(libinput_plugin,
+								frame,
+								SKIP_PEN|ERASER_OUT_OF_PROX);
+
+			libinput_plugin_prepend_evdev_frame(libinput_plugin,
+							    device->device,
+							    eraser_out_of_prox);
+
+			/* Only revert back to the pen if the pen was actually toggled in this frame,
+			 * otherwise it's just still set from before */
+			if (pen_toggled && pen_is_down) {
+				_unref_(evdev_frame) *pen_in_prox =
+					double_tool_plugin_filter_frame(libinput_plugin,
+									frame,
+									SKIP_ERASER|PEN_IN_PROX);
+				libinput_plugin_prepend_evdev_frame(libinput_plugin,
+								    device->device,
+								    pen_in_prox);
+			}
+
+			device->ignore_pen = false;
+
+			/* discard the original frame */
+			evdev_frame_reset(frame);
+
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* pen after rubber */
+	if (pen_toggled && eraser_is_down) {
+		device->ignore_pen = true;
+	}
+
+	if (device->ignore_pen) {
+		_unref_(evdev_frame) *frame_out =
+			double_tool_plugin_filter_frame(libinput_plugin, frame, SKIP_PEN);
+		size_t out_nevents;
+		evdev_frame_set(frame,
+				evdev_frame_get_events(frame_out, &out_nevents),
+				nevents);
+		bitmask_set_bit(&device->tools_seen, TOOL_DOUBLE_TOOL);
+	} else if (pen_is_down) {
+		_unref_(evdev_frame) *frame_out =
+			double_tool_plugin_filter_frame(libinput_plugin, frame, PEN_IN_PROX);
+		size_t out_nevents;
+		evdev_frame_set(frame,
+				evdev_frame_get_events(frame_out, &out_nevents),
+				nevents);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+double_tool_plugin_evdev_frame(struct libinput_plugin *libinput_plugin,
+			       struct libinput_device *device,
+			       struct evdev_frame *frame)
+{
+	struct plugin_data *plugin = libinput_plugin_get_user_data(libinput_plugin);
+	struct plugin_device *pd;
+
+	list_for_each(pd, &plugin->devices, link) {
+		if (pd->device == device) {
+			double_tool_plugin_device_handle_frame(libinput_plugin, pd, frame);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+double_tool_plugin_device_added(struct libinput_plugin *libinput_plugin,
+				struct libinput_device *device)
+{
+	if (!libinput_device_has_capability(device, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_TABLET_TOOL))
+		return;
+
+	struct plugin_data *plugin = libinput_plugin_get_user_data(libinput_plugin);
+	struct plugin_device *pd = zalloc(sizeof(*pd));
+	pd->device = libinput_device_ref(device);
+	list_take_append(&plugin->devices, pd, link);
+}
+
+static void
+double_tool_plugin_device_removed(struct libinput_plugin *libinput_plugin,
+				  struct libinput_device *device)
+{
+	struct plugin_data *plugin = libinput_plugin_get_user_data(libinput_plugin);
+	struct plugin_device *dev;
+	list_for_each_safe(dev, &plugin->devices, link) {
+		if (dev->device == device) {
+			plugin_device_destroy(dev);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct libinput_plugin_interface interface = {
+	.run = NULL,
+	.destroy = plugin_destroy,
+	.device_new = NULL,
+	.device_ignored = NULL,
+	.device_added = double_tool_plugin_device_added,
+	.device_removed = double_tool_plugin_device_removed,
+	.evdev_frame = double_tool_plugin_evdev_frame,
+};
+
+void
+libinput_tablet_plugin_double_tool(struct libinput *libinput)
+{
+	_destroy_(plugin_data) *plugin = zalloc(sizeof(*plugin));
+	list_init(&plugin->devices);
+
+	_unref_(libinput_plugin) *p = libinput_plugin_new(libinput,
+							  "tablet-double-tool",
+							  &interface,
+							  steal(&plugin));
+}

src/libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.h

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2025 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "libinput.h"
+#include "libinput-plugin.h"
+
+void
+libinput_tablet_plugin_double_tool(struct libinput *libinput);

src/libinput-plugin.c

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "libinput-util.h"
 #include "libinput-private.h"
+#include "libinput-plugin-tablet-double-tool.h"
 
 #include "evdev-plugin.h"
 
@@ -359,6 +360,10 @@ void
 libinput_plugin_system_load_internal_plugins(struct libinput *libinput,
 					     struct libinput_plugin_system *system)
 {
+	/* FIXME: this should really be one of the first in the sequence
+	 * so plugins don't have to take care of this? */
+	libinput_tablet_plugin_double_tool(libinput);
+
 	/* Our own event dispatch is implemented as mini-plugin,
 	 * guarantee this one to always be last (and after any
 	 * other plugins have run so none of the devices are

test/test-tablet.c

@@ -2974,10 +2974,12 @@ START_TEST(tool_direct_switch_skip_tool_update)
 	libinput_tablet_tool_ref(pen);
 	libinput_event_destroy(event);
 
+	litest_checkpoint("Switching directly to eraser");
 	litest_event(dev, EV_KEY, BTN_TOOL_RUBBER, 1);
 	litest_event(dev, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 0);
 	litest_dispatch(li);
 
+	litest_checkpoint("Expecting pen prox out followed by eraser prox in ");
 	event = libinput_get_event(li);
 	tev = litest_is_proximity_event(event,
 					LIBINPUT_TABLET_TOOL_PROXIMITY_STATE_OUT);
@@ -3002,6 +3004,7 @@ START_TEST(tool_direct_switch_skip_tool_update)
 			     eraser);
 	libinput_event_destroy(event);
 
+	litest_checkpoint("Switching directly to pen, expecting eraser prox out");
 	litest_event(dev, EV_KEY, BTN_TOOL_RUBBER, 0);
 	litest_event(dev, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 0);
 	litest_dispatch(li);
@@ -3014,6 +3017,7 @@ START_TEST(tool_direct_switch_skip_tool_update)
 	libinput_event_destroy(event);
 
 	litest_with_event_frame(dev) {
+		litest_checkpoint("Prox in for eraser (pen still in prox)");
 		litest_event(dev, EV_KEY, BTN_TOOL_RUBBER, 1);
 		litest_tablet_motion(dev, 30, 40, axes);
 	}