input_grab_device(9)

💅 input_grab_device — Kernel API Manual, bestie edition

okay so this is input_grab_device(9) from the Kernel API Manual and honestly? it's giving "main character takes the whole device" energy 👑

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✨ NAME ✨

input_grab_device — grabs device for exclusive use 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int input_grab_device (struct input_handle *handle );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• handle — the input handle that wants to own the device, like it's calling dibs fr fr 🙈

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe 💫 when a device gets grabbed by an input handle, all events generated by the device are delivered only to this handle. Only. Nobody else. It's exclusive, it's monogamous, it's that girl 💅

And not only that — events injected by other input handles are ignored while the device is grabbed. So like, other handles can try to slide into the event stream? Not happening. Ignored. Blocked. Read the room 😭

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

bestie there are SO many siblings, buckle up 🌈

• Kernel file ./drivers/input/input.c
• input_event(9)
• input_inject_event(9)
• input_alloc_absinfo(9)
• input_copy_abs(9)
• input_release_device(9)
• input_open_device(9)
• input_close_device(9)
• input_scancode_to_scalar(9)
• input_default_setkeycode(9)
• input_get_keycode(9)
• input_set_keycode(9)
• input_reset_device(9)
• input_allocate_device(9)
• devm_input_allocate_device(9)
• input_free_device(9)
• input_set_timestamp(9)
• input_get_timestamp(9)
• input_set_capability(9)
• input_enable_softrepeat(9)
• input_register_device(9)
• input_unregister_device(9)
• input_register_handler(9)
• input_unregister_handler(9)
• input_handler_for_each_handle(9)
• input_register_handle(9)
• input_unregister_handle(9)
• input_get_new_minor(9)
• input_free_minor(9)

like I said. a whole friend group 💀

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that's the whole page, no notes 🎀 this came out of ./drivers/input in October 2026, and the page itself is input_grab_device(9) — mwah, go grab ur device bestie, xoxo 💖✨