Summary:
Consider the following situation: we have three InputEventFilter linked
in the sequence A - B - C.
The input filters are processing pointer motion events. The expected
behavior is that the new motion is processed in the sequence
A -> B -> C
So far this did not work correctly if the pointer gets warped during the
processing. If e.g. filter B warps the pointer we get a motion sequence:
A (1) -> B (1) -> A (2) -> B (2) -> C (2) -> C (1)
The filters following the one warping the pointer get first the newer
than the older position. This is obviously wrong. Unfortunately it is not
just a theoretical condition, but a condition happening when interacting
with the screenedges, which warp the pointer.
This change introduces a PositionUpdateBlocker in
PointerInputRedirection::processMotion to ensure that a processMotion
call finishes prior to the next update. If the PositionUpdateBlocker is
blocked the new position gets scheduled and processed once the
PositionUpdateBlocker gets destroyed.
With this we get the expected sequence for B warping pointer:
A (1) -> B (1) -> C (1) -> A (2) -> B (2) -> C (2)
This should hopefully improve the interaction with screen edges on
Wayland.
CCBUG: 374867
Test Plan:
Added an auto test demonstrating the issue of incorrect
ordering caused by screenedges. Prior to the change the test is failing.
Reviewers: #kwin, #plasma
Subscribers: plasma-devel, kwin
Tags: #kwin
Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D5182
0bb587dcb9