# \[PATCH v2 1/7\] Input: evdev - remove -\>event() method

- From: Dmitry Torokhov \<dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com\>
- Date: 2024-07-03 21:38:07 
- List: linux-input
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-input/2024/07/2663176
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-input/2024/07/2663174/t.md

```text
Input core favors ->events() (batch) method over ->event() method
if the former is defined, so there is no point in defining evdev_event()
as it is never called. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/input/evdev.c | 12 ------------
 1 file changed, 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 51e0c4954600..05abcd45b5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -308,17 +308,6 @@ static void evdev_events(struct input_handle *handle,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-/*
- * Pass incoming event to all connected clients.
- */
-static void evdev_event(struct input_handle *handle,
-			unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value)
-{
-	struct input_value vals[] = { { type, code, value } };
-
-	evdev_events(handle, vals, 1);
-}
-
 static int evdev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 {
 	struct evdev_client *client = file->private_data;
@@ -1418,7 +1407,6 @@ static const struct input_device_id evdev_ids[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(input, evdev_ids);
 
 static struct input_handler evdev_handler = {
-	.event		= evdev_event,
 	.events		= evdev_events,
 	.connect	= evdev_connect,
 	.disconnect	= evdev_disconnect,
-- 
2.45.2.803.g4e1b14247a-goog

```
