Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore

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Subject: Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:38:33 +0100
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>, Michel D?nzer <michel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xorg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-input@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> So it would seem that an ioctl to say 'I'm dealing with this, don't let
> the TTY layer and mousedev get at it' would be helpful, but one that
> stops short of a full grab.

There is a requirement for secure attention key processing in some
environments. Being able to divert the SAK key wouldn't be acceptable so
some care is needed.

Alan
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References:
- Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
  - From: Peter Hutterer
- Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
  - From: Michel Dänzer
- Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
  - From: Adam Jackson
- Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
  - From: Peter Hutterer
- Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
  - From: Ville Syrjälä
- Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
  - From: Daniel Stone
- Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
  - From: Ville Syrjälä
- Re: Warning: evdev changes - no auto-grabs anymore
  - From: Daniel Stone

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