[PATCH 1/2] uinput: Support injecting multiple events in one write() call

From: Ryan Mallon
Date: Tue Sep 10 2013 - 19:33:11 EST


Rework the code in uinput_inject_event so that it matches the code in
evdev_write and allows injecting more than one event, or zero events.

Signed-off-by: Ryan Mallon <rmallon@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/misc/uinput.c | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
index a0a4bba..6aea346 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
@@ -434,16 +434,20 @@ static ssize_t uinput_inject_event(struct uinput_device *udev,
const char __user *buffer, size_t count)
{
struct input_event ev;
+ size_t bytes = 0;

- if (count < input_event_size())
+ if (count != 0 && count < input_event_size())
return -EINVAL;

- if (input_event_from_user(buffer, &ev))
- return -EFAULT;
+ while (bytes + input_event_size() <= count) {
+ if (input_event_from_user(buffer + bytes, &ev))
+ return -EFAULT;

- input_event(udev->dev, ev.type, ev.code, ev.value);
+ input_event(udev->dev, ev.type, ev.code, ev.value);
+ bytes += input_event_size();
+ }

- return input_event_size();
+ return bytes;
}

static ssize_t uinput_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
--
1.7.9.7

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