input_release_device(9)

input_release_device9

Release previously grabbed device

Usage

void input_release_device(struct input_handle * handle);

Arguments

handle

input handle that owns the device

Overview

Releases previously grabbed device so that other input handles can start receiving input events. Upon release all handlers attached to the device have their start method called so they have a change to synchronize device state with the rest of the system.

Releases

5 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7
  5. 8

From linux-manual-3.16 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.