On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 17:34 -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> No, instead of adding yet another kernel attribute just use ioctl to get
> current switch state. Or write a general purpose utility to query
> switch/key state and contribute it to consoletools project - many people
> have asked fr it ;)
Thanks for the review.
Did you mean consoletools as in http://lct.sourceforge.net/ ?
It looks rather dead.
Perhaps util-linux-ng would be a more appropriate target?
I'm attaching the general purpose utility for your comments.
Thanks,
Daniel
/*
* evstate: query evdev key/led/sw/snd state
* Returns exit code 1 if the state bit is set (key pressed, LED on, etc.),
* and 0 if the state bit is unset.
*
* Copyright (C) 2011 One Laptop per Child
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
* with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
*/
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <linux/input.h>
#define BITS_PER_LONG (sizeof(long) * 8)
static int test_bit(unsigned int nr, void *addr)
{
return ((1UL << (nr % BITS_PER_LONG)) &
(((unsigned long *) addr)[nr / BITS_PER_LONG])) != 0;
}
static void __attribute__((noreturn)) usage(void)
{
printf("Usage:\n"
" %s <device> <mode> <key>\n"
"Valid modes: key, led, snd, sw\n",
program_invocation_short_name);
exit(2);
}
static const struct mode {
const char *name;
int max;
int rq;
} requests[] = {
{ "key", KEY_MAX, EVIOCGKEY(KEY_MAX) },
{ "led", LED_MAX, EVIOCGLED(LED_MAX) },
{ "snd", SND_MAX, EVIOCGSND(SND_MAX) },
{ "sw", SW_MAX, EVIOCGSW(SW_MAX) },
};
static const struct mode *find_mode(const char *name)
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < sizeof(requests) / sizeof(*requests); i++) {
const struct mode *mode = &requests[i];
if (strcmp(mode->name, name) == 0)
return mode;
}
return NULL;
}
static int query_state(const char *device, long int keyno,
const struct mode *mode)
{
uint8_t state[(mode->max / 8) + 1];
int fd;
int r;
if (keyno < 0 || keyno > mode->max) {
fprintf(stderr, "Unrecognised key %d\n", keyno);
exit(3);
}
fd = open(device, O_RDONLY);
if (fd == -1) {
perror("open");
exit(3);
}
memset(state, 0, sizeof(state));
r = ioctl(fd, mode->rq, state);
close(fd);
if (r == -1) {
perror("ioctl");
exit(3);
}
return test_bit(keyno, state);
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
const struct mode *mode;
long int keyno;
if (argc != 4)
usage();
mode = find_mode(argv[2]);
if (!mode) {
fprintf(stderr, "Unrecognised mode.\n");
usage();
}
keyno = strtol(argv[3], NULL, 10);
return query_state(argv[1], keyno, mode);
}