On Sunday 23 July 2006 07:24, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
[...]
> No, I was not talking about FUSD, just uinput driver that is in kernel
> proper. Take a look at this:
>
> http://svn.navi.cx/misc/trunk/inputpipe/
>
> It allows making input devices "network-transparent" and for example
> use joystick physically connected to one box to play game on another.
> Hmm, actually it is almost what you need, you just need modify server
> to multiplex events into single device instead of creating separate
> input devices.
Interesting.. This might be handy for other projects. However, implementing
the same module again, but in userspace, for something that really should be
handled in the X-server (and will in time), nah.. I think I'll see what the
X-guys are up to and see how long they've come instead. Maybe I can contribute
there in some way.
> > So.. Are the locking issues in evdev something that is about to be fixed
> > soon or should I contribute? Or do you think the issue will be completely
> > irrelevant for a user-space driver?
>
> No, I think you will still have the same issues with locking, unfortunately
> I can't commint on a specific date when they will be resolved. Patches are
> always welcome of course.
Just wanted to know if you had something ongoing regarding this.. I'll see
what I can come up with.
/Magnus
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