2.6.36/2.6.37: broken compatibility with userspace input-utils ?

Commit Message

Dmitry Torokhov Feb. 2, 2011, 4:58 p.m. UTC

None

Patch

diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 73d5df1..08f4046 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@  int device_open(int nr, int verbose)
 		close(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (EV_VERSION != version) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "protocol version mismatch (expected %d, got %d)\n",
-			EV_VERSION, version);
+
+#define EVDEV_MIN_VERSION 0x10000
+	if (version < EVDEV_MIN_VERSION) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "protocol version mismatch (need at least %d, got %d)\n",
+			EVDEV_MIN_VERSION, version);
 		close(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}