diff --git a/Documentation/input/alps.txt b/Documentation/input/alps.txt
index 1fec1135791d..8d1341ccde64 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/alps.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/alps.txt
@@ -319,3 +319,60 @@ For touchpad packet, the format is:
                otherwise byte 0 bit 4 must be set and byte 0/4/5 are
                in NEW fmt
  F:         Number of fingers - 3, 0 means 3 fingers, 1 means 4 ...
+
+
+ALPS Absolute Mode - Protocol Version 8
+---------------------------------------
+
+Spoken by SS4 (73 03 14) and SS5 (73 03 28) hardware.
+
+The packet type is given by the APD field, bits 4-5 of byte 3.
+
+Touchpad packet (APD = 0x2):
+
+           b7   b6   b5   b4   b3   b2   b1   b0
+ byte 0:  SWM  SWR  SWL    1    1    0    0   X7
+ byte 1:    0   X6   X5   X4   X3   X2   X1   X0
+ byte 2:    0   Y6   Y5   Y4   Y3   Y2   Y1   Y0
+ byte 3:    0  T&P    1    0    1    0    0   Y7
+ byte 4:    0   Z6   Z5   Z4   Z3   Z2   Z1   Z0
+ byte 5:    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
+
+SWM, SWR, SWL: Middle, Right, and Left button states
+
+Touchpad 1 Finger packet (APD = 0x0):
+
+           b7   b6   b5   b4   b3   b2   b1   b0
+ byte 0:  SWM  SWR  SWL    1    1   X2   X1   X0
+ byte 1:   X9   X8   X7    1   X6   X5   X4   X3
+ byte 2:    0  X11  X10  LFB   Y3   Y2   Y1   Y0
+ byte 3:   Y5   Y4    0    0    1 TAPF2 TAPF1 TAPF0
+ byte 4:  Zv7  Y11  Y10    1   Y9   Y8   Y7   Y6
+ byte 5:  Zv6  Zv5  Zv4    0  Zv3  Zv2  Zv1  Zv0
+
+TAPF: ???
+LFB:  ???
+
+Touchpad 2 Finger packet (APD = 0x1):
+
+           b7   b6   b5   b4   b3   b2   b1   b0
+ byte 0:  SWM  SWR  SWL    1    1  AX6  AX5  AX4
+ byte 1: AX11 AX10  AX9  AX8  AX7  AZ1  AY4  AZ0
+ byte 2: AY11 AY10  AY9  CONT AY8  AY7  AY6  AY5
+ byte 3:    0    0    0    1    1  BX6  BX5  BX4
+ byte 4: BX11 BX10  BX9  BX8  BX7  BZ1  BY4  BZ0
+ byte 5: BY11 BY10  BY9    0  BY8  BY7  BY5  BY5
+
+CONT: A 3-or-4 Finger packet is to follow
+
+Touchpad 3-or-4 Finger packet (APD = 0x3):
+
+           b7   b6   b5   b4   b3   b2   b1   b0
+ byte 0:  SWM  SWR  SWL    1    1  AX6  AX5  AX4
+ byte 1: AX11 AX10  AX9  AX8  AX7  AZ1  AY4  AZ0
+ byte 2: AY11 AY10  AY9  OVF  AY8  AY7  AY6  AY5
+ byte 3:    0    0    1    1    1  BX6  BX5  BX4
+ byte 4: BX11 BX10  BX9  BX8  BX7  BZ1  BY4  BZ0
+ byte 5: BY11 BY10  BY9    0  BY8  BY7  BY5  BY5
+
+OVF: 5th finger detected