libinput_interface Struct Reference

libinput does not open file descriptors to devices directly, instead open_restricted() and close_restricted() are called for each path that must be opened. More...

#include <libinput.h>

Data Fields
int(*	open_restricted )(const char *path, int flags, void *user_data)
	Open the device at the given path with the flags provided and return the fd.
void(*	close_restricted )(int fd, void *user_data)
	Close the file descriptor.

Detailed Description

libinput does not open file descriptors to devices directly, instead open_restricted() and close_restricted() are called for each path that must be opened.

See also

libinput_udev_create_context

libinput_path_create_context

Field Documentation

close_restricted

void(* libinput_interface::close_restricted) (int fd, void *user_data)

Close the file descriptor.

Parameters

fd	The file descriptor to close
user_data	The user_data provided in libinput_udev_create_context()

open_restricted

int(* libinput_interface::open_restricted) (const char *path, int flags, void *user_data)

Open the device at the given path with the flags provided and return the fd.

Parameters

path	The device path to open
flags	Flags as defined by open(2)
user_data	The user_data provided in libinput_udev_create_context()

Returns

The file descriptor, or a negative errno on failure.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• doc/api/libinput.h