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1*e2be04c7SGreg Kroah-Hartman /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ WITH Linux-syscall-note */
2607ca46eSDavid Howells /*
3607ca46eSDavid Howells  *  User level driver support for input subsystem
4607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
5607ca46eSDavid Howells  * Heavily based on evdev.c by Vojtech Pavlik
6607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
7607ca46eSDavid Howells  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8607ca46eSDavid Howells  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9607ca46eSDavid Howells  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
10607ca46eSDavid Howells  * (at your option) any later version.
11607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
12607ca46eSDavid Howells  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13607ca46eSDavid Howells  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14607ca46eSDavid Howells  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
15607ca46eSDavid Howells  * GNU General Public License for more details.
16607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
17607ca46eSDavid Howells  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18607ca46eSDavid Howells  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
19607ca46eSDavid Howells  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
20607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
21607ca46eSDavid Howells  * Author: Aristeu Sergio Rozanski Filho <aris@cathedrallabs.org>
22607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
23607ca46eSDavid Howells  * Changes/Revisions:
24052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *	0.5	08/13/2015 (David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com> &
25052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *			    Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com>)
26052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *		- add UI_DEV_SETUP ioctl
27052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *		- add UI_ABS_SETUP ioctl
28052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *		- add UI_GET_VERSION ioctl
29e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires  *	0.4	01/09/2014 (Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com>)
30e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires  *		- add UI_GET_SYSNAME ioctl
31607ca46eSDavid Howells  *	0.3	24/05/2006 (Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannulagmail.com>)
32607ca46eSDavid Howells  *		- update ff support for the changes in kernel interface
33607ca46eSDavid Howells  *		- add UINPUT_VERSION
34607ca46eSDavid Howells  *	0.2	16/10/2004 (Micah Dowty <micah@navi.cx>)
35607ca46eSDavid Howells  *		- added force feedback support
36607ca46eSDavid Howells  *             - added UI_SET_PHYS
37607ca46eSDavid Howells  *	0.1	20/06/2002
38607ca46eSDavid Howells  *		- first public version
39607ca46eSDavid Howells  */
40607ca46eSDavid Howells #ifndef _UAPI__UINPUT_H_
41607ca46eSDavid Howells #define _UAPI__UINPUT_H_
42607ca46eSDavid Howells 
43607ca46eSDavid Howells #include <linux/types.h>
44607ca46eSDavid Howells #include <linux/input.h>
45607ca46eSDavid Howells 
46052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires #define UINPUT_VERSION		5
47052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires #define UINPUT_MAX_NAME_SIZE	80
48607ca46eSDavid Howells 
49607ca46eSDavid Howells struct uinput_ff_upload {
50607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__u32			request_id;
51607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__s32			retval;
52607ca46eSDavid Howells 	struct ff_effect	effect;
53607ca46eSDavid Howells 	struct ff_effect	old;
54607ca46eSDavid Howells };
55607ca46eSDavid Howells 
56607ca46eSDavid Howells struct uinput_ff_erase {
57607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__u32			request_id;
58607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__s32			retval;
59607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__u32			effect_id;
60607ca46eSDavid Howells };
61607ca46eSDavid Howells 
62607ca46eSDavid Howells /* ioctl */
63607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE	'U'
64607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_DEV_CREATE		_IO(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 1)
65607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_DEV_DESTROY		_IO(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 2)
66607ca46eSDavid Howells 
67052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires struct uinput_setup {
68052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 	struct input_id id;
69052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 	char name[UINPUT_MAX_NAME_SIZE];
70052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 	__u32 ff_effects_max;
71052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires };
72052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 
73052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires /**
74052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * UI_DEV_SETUP - Set device parameters for setup
75052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *
76fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * This ioctl sets parameters for the input device to be created.  It
77fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * supersedes the old "struct uinput_user_dev" method, which wrote this data
78fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * via write(). To actually set the absolute axes UI_ABS_SETUP should be
79fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * used.
80052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *
81fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * The ioctl takes a "struct uinput_setup" object as argument. The fields of
82052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * this object are as follows:
83052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *              id: See the description of "struct input_id". This field is
84052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *                  copied unchanged into the new device.
85052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *            name: This is used unchanged as name for the new device.
86052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *  ff_effects_max: This limits the maximum numbers of force-feedback effects.
87052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *                  See below for a description of FF with uinput.
88052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *
89052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * This ioctl can be called multiple times and will overwrite previous values.
90fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * If this ioctl fails with -EINVAL, it is recommended to use the old
91fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * "uinput_user_dev" method via write() as a fallback, in case you run on an
92fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * old kernel that does not support this ioctl.
93052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *
94052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * This ioctl may fail with -EINVAL if it is not supported or if you passed
95052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * incorrect values, -ENOMEM if the kernel runs out of memory or -EFAULT if the
96052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * passed uinput_setup object cannot be read/written.
97052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * If this call fails, partial data may have already been applied to the
98052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * internal device.
99052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  */
100052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires #define UI_DEV_SETUP _IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 3, struct uinput_setup)
101052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 
102052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires struct uinput_abs_setup {
103052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 	__u16  code; /* axis code */
104052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 	/* __u16 filler; */
105052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 	struct input_absinfo absinfo;
106052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires };
107052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 
108052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires /**
109052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * UI_ABS_SETUP - Set absolute axis information for the device to setup
110052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *
111052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * This ioctl sets one absolute axis information for the input device to be
112fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * created. It supersedes the old "struct uinput_user_dev" method, which wrote
113052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * part of this data and the content of UI_DEV_SETUP via write().
114052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *
115fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * The ioctl takes a "struct uinput_abs_setup" object as argument. The fields
116052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * of this object are as follows:
117052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *            code: The corresponding input code associated with this axis
118052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *                  (ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc...)
119052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *         absinfo: See "struct input_absinfo" for a description of this field.
120052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *                  This field is copied unchanged into the kernel for the
121052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *                  specified axis. If the axis is not enabled via
122052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *                  UI_SET_ABSBIT, this ioctl will enable it.
123052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *
124052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * This ioctl can be called multiple times and will overwrite previous values.
125fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * If this ioctl fails with -EINVAL, it is recommended to use the old
126fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * "uinput_user_dev" method via write() as a fallback, in case you run on an
127fbae10dbSDavid Herrmann  * old kernel that does not support this ioctl.
128052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  *
129052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * This ioctl may fail with -EINVAL if it is not supported or if you passed
130052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * incorrect values, -ENOMEM if the kernel runs out of memory or -EFAULT if the
131052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * passed uinput_setup object cannot be read/written.
132052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * If this call fails, partial data may have already been applied to the
133052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  * internal device.
134052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires  */
135052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires #define UI_ABS_SETUP _IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 4, struct uinput_abs_setup)
136052876f8SBenjamin Tissoires 
137607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_EVBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 100, int)
138607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_KEYBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 101, int)
139607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_RELBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 102, int)
140607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_ABSBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 103, int)
141607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_MSCBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 104, int)
142607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_LEDBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 105, int)
143607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_SNDBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 106, int)
144607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_FFBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 107, int)
145607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_PHYS		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 108, char*)
146607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_SWBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 109, int)
147607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_SET_PROPBIT		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 110, int)
148607ca46eSDavid Howells 
149607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_BEGIN_FF_UPLOAD	_IOWR(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 200, struct uinput_ff_upload)
150607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_END_FF_UPLOAD	_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 201, struct uinput_ff_upload)
151607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_BEGIN_FF_ERASE	_IOWR(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 202, struct uinput_ff_erase)
152607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_END_FF_ERASE		_IOW(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 203, struct uinput_ff_erase)
153607ca46eSDavid Howells 
154e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires /**
155e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires  * UI_GET_SYSNAME - get the sysfs name of the created uinput device
156e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires  *
157e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires  * @return the sysfs name of the created virtual input device.
158e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires  * The complete sysfs path is then /sys/devices/virtual/input/--NAME--
159e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires  * Usually, it is in the form "inputN"
160e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires  */
161029b1836SGabriel Laskar #define UI_GET_SYSNAME(len)	_IOC(_IOC_READ, UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 44, len)
162e3480a61SBenjamin Tissoires 
163ba4e9a61SDavid Herrmann /**
164ba4e9a61SDavid Herrmann  * UI_GET_VERSION - Return version of uinput protocol
165ba4e9a61SDavid Herrmann  *
166ba4e9a61SDavid Herrmann  * This writes uinput protocol version implemented by the kernel into
167ba4e9a61SDavid Herrmann  * the integer pointed to by the ioctl argument. The protocol version
168ba4e9a61SDavid Herrmann  * is hard-coded in the kernel and is independent of the uinput device.
169ba4e9a61SDavid Herrmann  */
170029b1836SGabriel Laskar #define UI_GET_VERSION		_IOR(UINPUT_IOCTL_BASE, 45, unsigned int)
171ba4e9a61SDavid Herrmann 
172607ca46eSDavid Howells /*
173607ca46eSDavid Howells  * To write a force-feedback-capable driver, the upload_effect
174607ca46eSDavid Howells  * and erase_effect callbacks in input_dev must be implemented.
175607ca46eSDavid Howells  * The uinput driver will generate a fake input event when one of
176607ca46eSDavid Howells  * these callbacks are invoked. The userspace code then uses
177607ca46eSDavid Howells  * ioctls to retrieve additional parameters and send the return code.
178607ca46eSDavid Howells  * The callback blocks until this return code is sent.
179607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
180607ca46eSDavid Howells  * The described callback mechanism is only used if ff_effects_max
181607ca46eSDavid Howells  * is set.
182607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
183607ca46eSDavid Howells  * To implement upload_effect():
184607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   1. Wait for an event with type == EV_UINPUT and code == UI_FF_UPLOAD.
185607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      A request ID will be given in 'value'.
186607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   2. Allocate a uinput_ff_upload struct, fill in request_id with
187607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      the 'value' from the EV_UINPUT event.
188607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   3. Issue a UI_BEGIN_FF_UPLOAD ioctl, giving it the
189607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      uinput_ff_upload struct. It will be filled in with the
190607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      ff_effects passed to upload_effect().
191607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   4. Perform the effect upload, and place a return code back into
192607ca46eSDavid Howells         the uinput_ff_upload struct.
193607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   5. Issue a UI_END_FF_UPLOAD ioctl, also giving it the
194607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      uinput_ff_upload_effect struct. This will complete execution
195607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      of our upload_effect() handler.
196607ca46eSDavid Howells  *
197607ca46eSDavid Howells  * To implement erase_effect():
198607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   1. Wait for an event with type == EV_UINPUT and code == UI_FF_ERASE.
199607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      A request ID will be given in 'value'.
200607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   2. Allocate a uinput_ff_erase struct, fill in request_id with
201607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      the 'value' from the EV_UINPUT event.
202607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   3. Issue a UI_BEGIN_FF_ERASE ioctl, giving it the
203607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      uinput_ff_erase struct. It will be filled in with the
204607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      effect ID passed to erase_effect().
205607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   4. Perform the effect erasure, and place a return code back
206607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      into the uinput_ff_erase struct.
207607ca46eSDavid Howells  *   5. Issue a UI_END_FF_ERASE ioctl, also giving it the
208607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      uinput_ff_erase_effect struct. This will complete execution
209607ca46eSDavid Howells  *      of our erase_effect() handler.
210607ca46eSDavid Howells  */
211607ca46eSDavid Howells 
212607ca46eSDavid Howells /*
213607ca46eSDavid Howells  * This is the new event type, used only by uinput.
214607ca46eSDavid Howells  * 'code' is UI_FF_UPLOAD or UI_FF_ERASE, and 'value'
215607ca46eSDavid Howells  * is the unique request ID. This number was picked
216607ca46eSDavid Howells  * arbitrarily, above EV_MAX (since the input system
217607ca46eSDavid Howells  * never sees it) but in the range of a 16-bit int.
218607ca46eSDavid Howells  */
219607ca46eSDavid Howells #define EV_UINPUT		0x0101
220607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_FF_UPLOAD		1
221607ca46eSDavid Howells #define UI_FF_ERASE		2
222607ca46eSDavid Howells 
223607ca46eSDavid Howells struct uinput_user_dev {
224607ca46eSDavid Howells 	char name[UINPUT_MAX_NAME_SIZE];
225607ca46eSDavid Howells 	struct input_id id;
226607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__u32 ff_effects_max;
227607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__s32 absmax[ABS_CNT];
228607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__s32 absmin[ABS_CNT];
229607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__s32 absfuzz[ABS_CNT];
230607ca46eSDavid Howells 	__s32 absflat[ABS_CNT];
231607ca46eSDavid Howells };
232607ca46eSDavid Howells #endif /* _UAPI__UINPUT_H_ */
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