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-rw-r--r--src/evdev.c19
-rw-r--r--src/evdev.h2
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index 865b451..1a664ac 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ EvdevOn(DeviceIntPtr device)
pInfo = device->public.devicePrivate;
pEvdev = pInfo->private;
- if (pInfo->fd != -1 && !pEvdev->kernel24 &&
+ if (pInfo->fd != -1 && pEvdev->grabDevice &&
(rc = ioctl(pInfo->fd, EVIOCGRAB, (void *)1)))
{
xf86Msg(X_WARNING, "%s: Grab failed (%s)\n", pInfo->name,
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ EvdevProc(DeviceIntPtr device, int what)
case DEVICE_OFF:
if (pInfo->fd != -1)
{
- if (!pEvdev->kernel24 && ioctl(pInfo->fd, EVIOCGRAB, (void *)0))
+ if (pEvdev->grabDevice && ioctl(pInfo->fd, EVIOCGRAB, (void *)0))
xf86Msg(X_WARNING, "%s: Release failed (%s)\n", pInfo->name,
strerror(errno));
xf86RemoveEnabledDevice(pInfo);
@@ -1177,17 +1177,19 @@ EvdevProbe(InputInfoPtr pInfo)
long rel_bitmask[NBITS(REL_MAX)];
long abs_bitmask[NBITS(ABS_MAX)];
int i, has_axes, has_keys, num_buttons;
+ int kernel24 = 0;
EvdevPtr pEvdev = pInfo->private;
- if (ioctl(pInfo->fd, EVIOCGRAB, (void *)1)) {
+ if (pEvdev->grabDevice && ioctl(pInfo->fd, EVIOCGRAB, (void *)1)) {
if (errno == EINVAL) {
/* keyboards are unsafe in 2.4 */
- pEvdev->kernel24 = 1;
+ kernel24 = 1;
+ pEvdev->grabDevice = 0;
} else {
xf86Msg(X_ERROR, "Grab failed. Device already configured?\n");
return 1;
}
- } else {
+ } else if (pEvdev->grabDevice) {
ioctl(pInfo->fd, EVIOCGRAB, (void *)0);
}
@@ -1263,7 +1265,7 @@ EvdevProbe(InputInfoPtr pInfo)
}
if (has_keys) {
- if (pEvdev->kernel24) {
+ if (kernel24) {
xf86Msg(X_INFO, "%s: Kernel < 2.6 is too old, ignoring keyboard\n",
pInfo->name);
} else {
@@ -1348,6 +1350,11 @@ EvdevPreInit(InputDriverPtr drv, IDevPtr dev, int flags)
pEvdev->invert_x = xf86SetBoolOption(pInfo->options, "InvertX", FALSE);
pEvdev->invert_y = xf86SetBoolOption(pInfo->options, "InvertY", FALSE);
+ /* Grabbing the event device stops in-kernel event forwarding. In other
+ words, it disables rfkill and the "Macintosh mouse button emulation".
+ Note that this needs a server that sets the console to RAW mode. */
+ pEvdev->grabDevice = xf86CheckBoolOption(dev->commonOptions, "GrabDevice", 0);
+
pEvdev->noXkb = noXkbExtension; /* parse the XKB options during kbd setup */
EvdevInitButtonMapping(pInfo);
diff --git a/src/evdev.h b/src/evdev.h
index 515ed59..c2f614a 100644
--- a/src/evdev.h
+++ b/src/evdev.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ typedef struct {
typedef struct {
const char *device;
- int kernel24;
+ int grabDevice; /* grab the event device? */
int screen;
int min_x, min_y, max_x, max_y;
int abs_x, abs_y, old_x, old_y;