input: document gamepad API and add extra keycodes

Until today all gamepad input drivers report their data differently. It is
nearly impossible to write applications for more than one device in a
generic way. Therefore, this patch introduces a uniform gamepad API which
will be used for all new drivers.

Instead of mapping buttons by their labels, we now map them by position.
This allows applications to work with any gamepad regardless of the labels
on the buttons. Furthermore, we standardize the ABS_* codes for analog
triggers and sticks.

For D-Pads the long overdue BTN_DPAD_* codes are introduced. They should
be fairly obvious how to use. To avoid confusion, the action buttons now
have BTN_EAST/SOUTH/WEST/NORTH aliases.

Reported-by: Todd Showalter <[e-mail]>
Acked-by: Dmitry Torokhov <[e-mail]>
Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <[e-mail]>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <[e-mail]>

include/uapi/linux/input.h

···
 
 #define BTN_GAMEPAD		0x130
 #define BTN_A			0x130
+#define BTN_SOUTH		0x130
 #define BTN_B			0x131
+#define BTN_EAST		0x131
 #define BTN_C			0x132
 #define BTN_X			0x133
+#define BTN_NORTH		0x133
 #define BTN_Y			0x134
+#define BTN_WEST		0x134
 #define BTN_Z			0x135
 #define BTN_TL			0x136
 #define BTN_TR			0x137
···
 #define KEY_ATTENDANT_OFF	0x21c
 #define KEY_ATTENDANT_TOGGLE	0x21d	/* Attendant call on or off */
 #define KEY_LIGHTS_TOGGLE	0x21e	/* Reading light on or off */
+
+#define BTN_DPAD_UP		0x220
+#define BTN_DPAD_DOWN		0x221
+#define BTN_DPAD_LEFT		0x222
+#define BTN_DPAD_RIGHT		0x223
 
 #define BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY		0x2c0
 #define BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY1		0x2c0