[PATCH libinput 0/8] Add libinput_device_suspend() to disable devices

[Bill Spitzak]

On 08/22/2014 06:16 PM, Peter Hutterer wrote:

>> My main point is I don't think you need to distinguish enabled from
>> "smart" enabled. The smartness is in the device driver and could be
>> considered part of how it generates events, and there should be no
>> reason to turn it off.
>
> only if our palm detection works at near 100% accuracy.

If palm detection is faulty then "enabled" just means "palm detection 
never works", while "smart disable" means "palm detection works 
somewhat". I still see no reason anybody would want the enabled setting, 
the smart setting is better.