linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] Input updates for v5.5-rc0

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Date:   Sat, 7 Dec 2019 18:35:52 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [git pull] Input updates for v5.5-rc0

On Sat, Dec 7, 2019 at 12:27 PM Dmitry Torokhov
<dmitry.torokhov@...il.com> wrote:
>
> - one can now poll uinput device for writing (which is always allowed)

Well, except the code says "if there is data to be read, then it's
_only_ readable, and you can't write to it".

Is that what you wanted/meant?

                Linus