[PATCH 5/5] HID: steam: Zero out inputs when disabling gamepad mode

Vicki Pfau <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 18:51:06 -0700
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-input
Message-ID <[email protected]>
When gamepad mode is disabled the gamepad input devices will stop receiving
updates. However, in the case where there are buttons still pressed this
will appear as an indefinitely-held button. Instead we should zero out the
inputs to make it look like things are all released. We do the same thing
for gyroscope inputs to make sure it doesn't look like it's endlessly
rotating, but we freeze the accelerometer input since zero isn't a neutral
input on the surface of the Earth.

Signed-off-by: Vicki Pfau <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/hid/hid-steam.c | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c b/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
index 87af4bee9f5f..93a6f4e17fb7 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
@@ -1490,11 +1490,76 @@ static void steam_mode_switch_cb(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	guard(mutex)(&steam->report_mutex);
 	hid_dbg(steam->hdev, "%s: switching gamepad mode to %i\n", __func__, steam->gamepad_mode);
-	if (gamepad_mode)
+	if (gamepad_mode) {
 		steam_set_lizard_mode(steam, false);
-	else {
+	} else {
+		struct input_dev *input;
+		struct input_dev *sensors;
+
 		if (!client_opened)
 			steam_set_lizard_mode(steam, lizard_mode);
+
+		/*
+		 * Zero out inputs so it doesn't look like we're holding
+		 * anything indefinitely.
+		 */
+		guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&steam->lock);
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		input = rcu_dereference(steam->input);
+		if (likely(input)) {
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_TR2, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_TL2, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_TR, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_TL, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_Y, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_B, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_X, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_A, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_DPAD_UP, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_DPAD_RIGHT, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_DPAD_LEFT, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_DPAD_DOWN, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_SELECT, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_MODE, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_START, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_THUMBR, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_THUMBL, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_THUMB, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_THUMB2, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_GRIPL, 0);
+			input_report_key(input, BTN_GRIPR, 0);
+
+			input_report_abs(input, ABS_X, 0);
+			input_report_abs(input, ABS_Y, 0);
+			input_report_abs(input, ABS_RX, 0);
+			input_report_abs(input, ABS_RY, 0);
+			input_report_abs(input, ABS_HAT0X, 0);
+			input_report_abs(input, ABS_HAT0Y, 0);
+			input_report_abs(input, ABS_HAT2Y, 0);
+			input_report_abs(input, ABS_HAT2X, 0);
+
+			if (steam->quirks & (STEAM_QUIRK_DECK | STEAM_QUIRK_IBEX)) {
+				input_report_key(input, BTN_BASE, 0);
+				input_report_key(input, BTN_GRIPL2, 0);
+				input_report_key(input, BTN_GRIPR2, 0);
+
+				input_report_abs(input, ABS_HAT1X, 0);
+				input_report_abs(input, ABS_HAT1Y, 0);
+			}
+
+			input_sync(input);
+		}
+		sensors = rcu_dereference(steam->sensors);
+		if (likely(sensors)) {
+			/* Skip accelerometers since 0 isn't a neutral input */
+
+			input_report_abs(sensors, ABS_RX, 0);
+			input_report_abs(sensors, ABS_RY, 0);
+			input_report_abs(sensors, ABS_RZ, 0);
+
+			input_sync(sensors);
+		}
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
 	steam_haptic_pulse(steam, STEAM_PAD_RIGHT, 0x190, 0, 1, 0);
-- 
2.54.0