From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcel Holtmann Subject: Global /dev/input/events device Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:54:39 +0200 Message-ID: <1244210079.23850.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from senator.holtmann.net ([87.106.208.187]:53674 "EHLO mail.holtmann.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752052AbZFENzH (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:55:07 -0400 Sender: linux-input-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org To: dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org Hi Dmitry, so I am working on creating a replacement for the kernel RFKILL input support with a proper daemon in userspace that allows us to implement proper policy support for RFKILL soft switch event buttons. What I am missing is a /dev/input/events device (similar to the mice device) that combines all events into one to make it easier for application if they really don't care which actual physical or virtual device created that event. Is it possible that we create something like this? Regards Marcel