input_to_handler函数分析

/*
 * Pass event first through all filters and then, if event has not been
 * filtered out, through all open handles. This function is called with
 * dev->event_lock held and interrupts disabled.
 */
static unsigned int input_to_handler(struct input_handle *handle,
struct input_value *vals, unsigned int count)
{
struct input_handler *handler = handle->handler;
struct input_value *end = vals;
struct input_value *v;


for (v = vals; v != vals + count; v++) {
if (handler->filter &&
   handler->filter(handle, v->type, v->code, v->value))
continue;
if (end != v)
*end = *v;
end++;
}


count = end - vals;
if (!count)
return 0;


if (handler->events)
handler->events(handle, vals, count);
else if (handler->event)
for (v = vals; v != end; v++)
handler->event(handle, v->type, v->code, v->value);


return count;

}

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