Re: [PATCH v2 0/7] Simplify event handling logic in input core

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On Jul 03 2024, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> This series tries to untangle somewhat convoluted logic in the input
> event processing in the input core by realizing that input handler can
> be either a filter, or a handler that handles a single event at a time,
> or a handler that can handle a sequence of events, but should not mix
> the 3 behaviors in one handler. This allows us to reduce both filter
> functionality and single-event handling functionality to batch handling
> and have the main event handling path to only deal with
> input_handle->events() batch method.
> 
> v2: addressed comments from Benjamin:
> 
> - added missing patch to remove evdev->event() implementation
> - allow not specifying any event handling method to satisfy kgdboc
>   handler
> - expanded comment on order of running input handlers when passing
>   events
> - split pre-allocation into 2 patches and moved removal of count check
>   into 3rd patch.

Thanks for the respin.

This series is:
Reviewed-by: Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@xxxxxxxxxx>

Cheers,
Benjamin


> 
> Dmitry Torokhov (7):
>   Input: evdev - remove ->event() method
>   Input: make sure input handlers define only one processing method
>   Input: make events() method return number of events processed
>   Input: simplify event handling logic
>   Input: rearrange input_alloc_device() to prepare for preallocating of vals
>   Input: preallocate memory to hold event values
>   Input: do not check number of events in input_pass_values()
> 
>  drivers/input/evdev.c |  16 +--
>  drivers/input/input.c | 230 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  include/linux/input.h |   7 +-
>  3 files changed, 163 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.45.2.803.g4e1b14247a-goog
> 




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