[PATCH libevdev 0/8] libevdev backwards-compatibility

[Gaetan Nadon]

On 13-10-14 02:14 AM, Peter Hutterer wrote:
> libevdev fails to build or run on older kernels. This set of patches enables libevdev to build on
> RHEL6 and anything later (I suspect). the runtime behaviour changes depending on the kernel but is
> largely modelled on what makes sense.
>
> Cheers,
>   Peter
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I have applied the patches and ran "sudo make check":

    Making check in test
    make  check-TESTS check-local
    Running suite(s): libevdev_has_event tests
     libevdev event tests
     libevdev init tests
    libevdev error in libevdev_change_fd: BUG: device not initialized.
    call libevdev_set_fd() first
    libevdev error in libevdev_set_fd: BUG: device already initialized.
    libevdev error in libevdev_grab: BUG: invalid grab parameter 0
    libevdev error in libevdev_grab: BUG: invalid grab parameter 0x1
     Event queue
     Event names
     libevdev uinput device tests
    libevdev error in libevdev_uinput_create_from_device: BUG: Invalid fd -1
    93%: Checks: 89, Failures: 5, Errors: 1
    test-libevdev-has-event.c:144:E:event codes:test_event_codes:0:
    (after this point) Test timeout expired
    test-libevdev-has-event.c:372:F:multitouch
    info:test_slot_init_value:0: Assertion 'libevdev_get_slot_value(dev,
    0, 0x35)==100' failed: libevdev_get_slot_value(dev, 0, 0x35)==0,
    100==100
    test-libevdev-events.c:409:F:SYN_DROPPED deltas:test_syn_delta_mt:0:
    Assertion 'rc==LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC' failed: rc==-22,
    LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC==1
    test-libevdev-init.c:62:F:device init:test_init_from_invalid_fd:0:
    Assertion 'rc==-25' failed: rc==-22, -25==-25
    test-libevdev-init.c:286:F:clock id:test_set_clock_id:0: Assertion
    'rc==0' failed: rc==-22, 0==0
    test-libevdev-init.c:326:F:clock id:test_clock_id_events:0:
    Assertion 'rc==0' failed: rc==-22, 0==0
    FAIL: test-libevdev
    ==================
    1 of 1 test failed
    ==================
    make[2]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
    make[1]: *** [check-am] Error 2
    make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1

Linux memsize 3.2.0-54-generic #82-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 10 20:08:42 UTC
2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

In the docs, it says the tests create lots of X devices. How can I
see/remove those?
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