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FLYDIGI APEX 5 Controller Support Landing In Linux 6.17

([Hardware] 5 Hours Ago FLYDIGI APEX 5)


The input subsystem fixes for the week were sent out on Saturday ahead of the Linux 6.17-rc6 kernel due out later today. Notable with this batch of "fixes" is enabling support for the high-end FLYDIGI APEX 5 gaming controller.

The FLYDIGI APEX 5 is a high-end gaming controller that retails for $180+ USD. The APEX 5 controller supports wired and wireless operation and supports a range of buttons and other features. For Linux 6.17 support for this new gaming controller is being tacked onto the XPad driver, which is commonly used by different gaming controllers compatible with the Microsoft Xbox.

Just the new product and vendor ID are needed for supporting the FLYDIGI APEX 5 controller. With the small addition, it's fine for submitting as part of "fixes" for the Linux 6.17 kernel rather than needing to wait until the Linux v6.18 merge window.

The [1]input fixes pull request this week also adds a quirk for the TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro Gen10 AMD laptop to the i8042 driver. These input updates should be merged shortly to Linux Git.



[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/pr27r442uxseunxtnoko5fquveeb2qg7kxue7uht4marr45ais@ce4alsq7hatm/



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the foreman, who had been nonchalantly watching the whole time.
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imitations?"