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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:42:49 +0300 From: Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula@...il.com> To: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com> CC: linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: input/eventX permissions, force feedback Currently most distributions have /dev/input/event* strictly as 0600 root:root or 0640 root:root. The user logged in will not have rights to the device, unlike /dev/input/js*, as he could read all passwords from the keyboard device. This is a problem, because /dev/input/event* is used for force feedback and should therefore be user-accessible. I can think of the following solutions to this problem: 1. Some creative udev rule to chmod /dev/input/event* less strictly when it has a /dev/input/js* and is thus a gaming device. 2. Some creative udev rule to chmod /dev/input/event* more strictly when it is a keyboard. 3. Have another force feedback interface also in /dev/input/js*. I prefer the first one, do you think it is a good solution or do you have a better one? If I go with the first one, what is the preferred way of finding out a gaming device in udev rule? -- Anssi Hannula - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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