linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] Input: Block suspend while event queue is not empty.

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Message-Id: <20100423135625.1e12d005.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:56:25 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>
Cc:	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...oscopio.com>,
	Márton Németh <nm127@...email.hu>,
	Sven Neumann <s.neumann@...mfeld.com>,
	Tero Saarni <tero.saarni@...il.com>,
	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] Input: Block suspend while event queue is not
 empty.

On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:08:57 -0700 Arve Hjønnevåg wrote:

> Add an ioctl, EVIOCSSUSPENDBLOCK, to enable a suspend_blocker that will block
> suspend while the event queue is not empty. This allows userspace code to
> process input events while the device appears to be asleep.


All new ioctls need to be added to Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt, please.

> Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>
> ---
>  drivers/input/evdev.c |   22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/input.h |    3 +++
>  2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
> index 2ee6c7a..66e0d16 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
> @@ -585,6 +594,19 @@ static long evdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
>  		else
>  			return evdev_ungrab(evdev, client);
>  
> +	case EVIOCGSUSPENDBLOCK:
> +		return put_user(client->use_suspend_blocker, ip);
> +
> +	case EVIOCSSUSPENDBLOCK:
> +		spin_lock_irq(&client->buffer_lock);
> +		if (!client->use_suspend_blocker && p)
> +			suspend_blocker_init(&client->suspend_blocker, "evdev");
> +		else if (client->use_suspend_blocker && !p)
> +			suspend_blocker_destroy(&client->suspend_blocker);
> +		client->use_suspend_blocker = !!p;
> +		spin_unlock_irq(&client->buffer_lock);
> +		return 0;
> +
>  	default:
>  
>  		if (_IOC_TYPE(cmd) != 'E')
> diff --git a/include/linux/input.h b/include/linux/input.h
> index 7ed2251..b2d93b4 100644
> --- a/include/linux/input.h
> +++ b/include/linux/input.h
> @@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ struct input_absinfo {
>  
>  #define EVIOCGRAB		_IOW('E', 0x90, int)			/* Grab/Release device */
>  
> +#define EVIOCGSUSPENDBLOCK	_IOR('E', 0x91, int)			/* get suspend block enable */
> +#define EVIOCSSUSPENDBLOCK	_IOW('E', 0x91, int)			/* set suspend block enable */
> +
>  /*
>   * Event types
>   */
> -- 


thanks,
---
~Randy
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