[PATCH v2 3/7] Input: make events() method return number of events processed

[Dmitry Torokhov]

In preparation to consolidating filtering and event processing in the
input core change events() method to return number of events processed
by it.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/input/evdev.c | 6 ++++--
 include/linux/input.h | 7 ++++---
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 05abcd45b5d4..a8ce3d140722 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ static void evdev_pass_values(struct evdev_client *client,
 /*
  * Pass incoming events to all connected clients.
  */
-static void evdev_events(struct input_handle *handle,
-			 const struct input_value *vals, unsigned int count)
+static unsigned int evdev_events(struct input_handle *handle,
+				 struct input_value *vals, unsigned int count)
 {
 	struct evdev *evdev = handle->private;
 	struct evdev_client *client;
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ static void evdev_events(struct input_handle *handle,
 			evdev_pass_values(client, vals, count, ev_time);
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 static int evdev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
diff --git a/include/linux/input.h b/include/linux/input.h
index c22ac465254b..89a0be6ee0e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/input.h
+++ b/include/linux/input.h
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ struct input_handle;
  *	it may not sleep
  * @events: event sequence handler. This method is being called by
  *	input core with interrupts disabled and dev->event_lock
- *	spinlock held and so it may not sleep
+ *	spinlock held and so it may not sleep. The method must return
+ *	number of events passed to it.
  * @filter: similar to @event; separates normal event handlers from
  *	"filters".
  * @match: called after comparing device's id with handler's id_table
@@ -312,8 +313,8 @@ struct input_handler {
 	void *private;
 
 	void (*event)(struct input_handle *handle, unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value);
-	void (*events)(struct input_handle *handle,
-		       const struct input_value *vals, unsigned int count);
+	unsigned int (*events)(struct input_handle *handle,
+			       struct input_value *vals, unsigned int count);
 	bool (*filter)(struct input_handle *handle, unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value);
 	bool (*match)(struct input_handler *handler, struct input_dev *dev);
 	int (*connect)(struct input_handler *handler, struct input_dev *dev, const struct input_device_id *id);
-- 
2.45.2.803.g4e1b14247a-goog