Re: [PATCH] Input: joydev - Recognize joysticks with Z axis as joysticks.

On 08/25/2016 11:56 PM, Ville Ranki wrote:

On 08/25/2016 07:45 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

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This patch adds ABS_Z to the input_device_id list allowing 
devices with ABS_Z axis to be detected correctly.

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I am curious why you still use joydev and not switch your
client(s) to evdev? Or is it some legacy game?

Yes, this is about legacy games. For example X-Plane requires 
joystick node to be present.

Was this patch accepted or rejected? In distros event devices are
not readable by non-root users by default while joystick devices are.
These can be changed with udev rules, but IMO joystick detection
should be fixed on kernel level.

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