libinput/doc/device-configuration-via-udev.dox

/**
@page udev_config Static device configuration via udev

libinput supports some static configuration through udev properties.
These properties are read when the device is initially added
to libinput's device list, i.e. before the @ref
LIBINPUT_EVENT_DEVICE_ADDED event is generated.

The following udev properties are supported:
<dl>
<dt>LIBINPUT_CALIBRATION_MATRIX</dt>
<dd>Sets the calibration matrix, see
libinput_device_config_calibration_get_default_matrix(). If unset,
defaults to the identity matrix.

The udev property is parsed as 6 floating point numbers separated by a
single space each (scanf(3) format "%f %f %f %f %f %f").
The 6 values represent the first two rows of the calibration matrix as
described in libinput_device_config_calibration_set_matrix().

Example values are:
@code
 ENV{LIBINPUT_CALIBRATION_MATRIX}="1 0 0 0 1 0" # default
 ENV{LIBINPUT_CALIBRATION_MATRIX}="0 -1 1 1 0 0" # 90 degree clockwise
 ENV{LIBINPUT_CALIBRATION_MATRIX}="-1 0 1 0 -1 1" # 180 degree clockwise
 ENV{LIBINPUT_CALIBRATION_MATRIX}="0 1 0 -1 0 1" # 270 degree clockwise
 ENV{LIBINPUT_CALIBRATION_MATRIX}="-1 0 1 0 1 0" # reflect along y axis
@endcode
</dd>
<dt>LIBINPUT_DEVICE_GROUP</dt>
<dd>A string identifying the @ref libinput_device_group for this device. Two
devices with the same property value are grouped into the same device group,
the value itself is irrelevant otherwise.
</dd>
<dt>LIBINPUT_IGNORE_DEVICE</dt>
<dd>If set to anything other than "0", the device is ignored by libinput.
See @ref ignoring_devices for more details.
</dd>
<dt>ID_SEAT</dt>
<dd>Assigns the physical @ref seats "seat" for this device. See
libinput_seat_get_physical_name(). Defaults to "seat0".</dd>
<dt>ID_INPUT</dt>
<dd>If this property is set, the device is considered an input device. Any
device with this property missing will be ignored, see @ref
udev_device_type.</dt>
</dd>
<dt>ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD, ID_INPUT_KEY, ID_INPUT_MOUSE, ID_INPUT_TOUCHPAD,
ID_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN, ID_INPUT_TABLET, ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK,
ID_INPUT_ACCELEROMETER</dt>
<dd>If any of the above is set, libinput initializes the device as the given
type, see @ref udev_device_type. Note that for historical reasons more than
one of these may be set at any time, libinput will select only one of these
to determine the device type. To ensure libinput selects the correct device
type, only set one of them.</dd>
<dt>WL_SEAT</dt>
<dd>Assigns the logical @ref seats "seat" for this device. See
libinput_seat_get_logical_name()
context. Defaults to "default".</dd>
<dt>MOUSE_DPI</dt>
<dd>HW resolution and sampling frequency of a relative pointer device.
See @ref motion_normalization for details.
</dd>
<dt>MOUSE_WHEEL_CLICK_ANGLE</dt>
<dd>The angle in degrees for each click on a mouse wheel. See
libinput_pointer_get_axis_source() for details.
</dd>
</dl>

Below is an example udev rule to assign "seat1" to a device from vendor
0x012a with the model ID of 0x034b.
@code
ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", ENV{ID_VENDOR_ID}=="012a", \
ENV{ID_MODEL_ID}=="034b", ENV{ID_SEAT}="seat1"
@endcode


@section udev_device_type Device type assignment via udev

libinput requires the <b>ID_INPUT</b> property to be set on a device,
otherwise the device will be ignored. In addition, one of <b>
ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD, ID_INPUT_KEY, ID_INPUT_MOUSE, ID_INPUT_TOUCHPAD,
ID_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN, ID_INPUT_TABLET, ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK,
ID_INPUT_ACCELEROMETER</b> must be set on the device to determine the
device type. The usual error handling applies within libinput and a device
type label does not guarantee that the device is initialized by libinput.
If a device fails to meet the requirements for a device type (e.g. a keyboard
labelled as touchpad) the device will not be available through libinput.

Only one device type should be set per device at a type, though libinput can
handle some combinations for historical reasons.

Below is an example udev rule  to remove an <b>ID_INPUT_TOUCHPAD</b> setting
and change it into an <b>ID_INPUT_TABLET</b> setting. This rule would apply
for a device with the vendor/model ID of 012a/034b.

@code
ACTION=="add|change", KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", ENV{ID_VENDOR_ID}=="012a", \
ENV{ID_MODEL_ID}=="034b", ENV{ID_INPUT_TOUCHPAD}="", ENV{ID_INPUT_TABLET}="1"
@endcode


@section ignoring_devices Ignoring specific devices

If a device has the <b>LIBINPUT_IGNORE_DEVICE</b> udev property set to any
value but "0", that device is not initialized by libinput. For a context
created with libinput_udev_create_context(), the device is silently ignored
and never shows up. If the device is added with libinput_path_add_device()
to a context created with libinput_path_create_context(), adding the device
will fail and return NULL (see that function's documentation for more
information).

If the property value is exactly "0", then the property is considered unset
and libinput initializes the device normally.

This property should be used for devices that are correctly detected as
input devices (see @ref udev_device_type) but that should not be used by
libinput. It is recommended that devices that should not be handled as input
devices at all unset the <b>ID_INPUT</b> and related properties instead. The
<b>LIBINPUT_IGNORE_DEVICE</b> property signals that only libinput should
ignore this property but other parts of the stack (if any) should continue
treating this device normally.


@section model_specific_configuration Model-specific configuration

As of libinput 1.12, model-specific configuration is stored in the @ref
device-quirks and not in the hwdb anymore. Please see @ref device-quirks for
details.

@subsection model_specific_configuration_x220fw81 Lenovo x220 with touchpad firmware v8.1

The property <b>LIBINPUT_MODEL_LENOVO_X220_TOUCHPAD_FW81</b> may be set by a
user in a local hwdb file. This property designates the touchpad on a Lenovo
x220 with a touchpad firmware version 8.1. When this firmware version is
installed, the touchpad is imprecise. The touchpad device does not send
continuos x/y axis position updates, a behavior also observed on its
successor model, the Lenovo x230 which has the same firmware version. If the
above property is set, libinput adjusts its behavior to better suit this
particular model.

The touchpad firmware version cannot be detected automatically by libinput,
local configuration is required to set this property. Refer to the libinput
model quirks hwdb for instructions.

This property must not be used for any other purpose, no specific behavior
is guaranteed.


@section hwdb Configuring the hwdb

This section outlines how to query the <a
href="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/hwdb.html">udev
hwdb</a> and reload properties so they are available to libinput.

The hwdb contains a set of match rules that assign udev properties that are
available to libinput when the device is connected and/or libinput is
initialized. This section only describes the hwdb in relation to libinput,
it is not a full documentation on how the hwdb works.

libinput's use of the hwdb is limited to properties systemd and custom
rules files (where available) provide. Hardware-specific quirks as used by
libinput are in the @ref device-quirks system.

@subsection hwdb_querying Querying the hwdb

libinput only uses device nodes in the form of `/dev/input/eventX` where X
is the number of the specific device. Running `libinput debug-events` lists
all devices currently available to libinput and their event node name:

    $> sudo libinput debug-events
    -event2   DEVICE_ADDED     Power Button                      seat0 default group1  cap:k
    -event5   DEVICE_ADDED     Video Bus                         seat0 default group2  cap:k
    -event0   DEVICE_ADDED     Lid Switch                        seat0 default group3  cap:S

    ...

Note the event node name for your device and translate it into a syspath in
the form of `/sys/class/input/eventX`. This path can be supplied to `udevadm
info`

    $> udevadm info
    P: /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0/event0
    N: input/event0
    E: DEVNAME=/dev/input/event0
    E: DEVPATH=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0/event0
    E: ID_INPUT=1
    E: ID_INPUT_SWITCH=1
    E: MAJOR=13
    E: MINOR=64
    E: SUBSYSTEM=input
    E: TAGS=:power-switch:
    E: USEC_INITIALIZED=7167898

Lines starting with `E:` are udev properties available to libinput. For
example, the above device's `ID_INPUT_SWITCH` property will cause libinput
to treat this device as switch device.


@subsection hwdb_reloading Reloading the hwdb

The actual hwdb is stored in binary file on-disk and must be updated
manually whenever a `.hwdb` file changes. This is required both when a user
manually edits the `.hwdb` file but also when the git tree is updated (and
that update causes a hwdb change).

To update the binary file on-disk, run:

    sudo udevadm hwdb --update

Then, to trigger a reload of all properties on your device, run:

    sudo udevadm trigger /sys/class/input/eventX

Then check with `udevadm info` whether the properties were updated, see @ref
hwdb_querying. If a new property does not appear on the device, use `udevadm
test` to check for error messages by udev and the hwdb (e.g. syntax errors
in the udev rules files).

    sudo udevadm test /sys/class/input/eventX

@subsection hwdb_modifying Modifying the hwdb

***This section has been removed as it no longer applies in libinput 1.12
and later.*** libinput users should not need to modify the hwdb, any
device-specific quirks must go in to the @ref device-quirks system.

For information about older libinput versions, please see the documentation
for your version avaialable in: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/

*/