[PATCH 4/4] xserver: add udev/systemd multi-seat support

Lennart Poettering lennart at poettering.net
Mon Jul 18 12:19:23 PDT 2011


Add support for multi-seat-aware input device hotplugging. This
implements the multi-seat scheme explained here:

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/multiseat

This introduces a new X server switch "-seat" which allows configuration
of the seat to enumerate hotplugging devices on. If specified the value
of this parameter will also be exported as root window property
Xorg_Seat.

To properly support input hotplugging devices need to be tagged in udev
according to the seat they are on. Untagged devices are assumed to be on
the default seat "seat0". If no "-seat" parameter is passed only devices
on "seat0" are used. This means that the new scheme is perfectly
compatible with existing setups which have no tagged input devices.

Note that the -seat switch takes a completely generic identifier, and
that it has no effect on non-Linux systems. In fact, on other OSes a
completely different identifier scheme for seats could be used but still
be exposed with the Xorg_Seat and -seat.

I tried to follow the coding style of the surrounding code blocks if
there was any one could follow.
---
 config/udev.c                |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
 hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c |   19 +++++++++++++++++++
 include/globals.h            |    2 +-
 include/xserver-properties.h |    3 +++
 man/Xserver.man              |    6 ++++++
 os/utils.c                   |   10 ++++++++++
 6 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/udev.c b/config/udev.c
index e7383dc..fc6ee5d 100644
--- a/config/udev.c
+++ b/config/udev.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "hotplug.h"
 #include "config-backends.h"
 #include "os.h"
+#include "globals.h"
 
 #define UDEV_XKB_PROP_KEY "xkb"
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ device_added(struct udev_device *udev_device)
     struct udev_list_entry *set, *entry;
     struct udev_device *parent;
     int rc;
+    const char *dev_seat;
 
     path = udev_device_get_devnode(udev_device);
 
@@ -73,6 +75,16 @@ device_added(struct udev_device *udev_device)
     if (!path || !syspath)
         return;
 
+    dev_seat = udev_device_get_property_value(udev_device, "ID_SEAT");
+    if (!dev_seat)
+        dev_seat = "seat0";
+
+    if (SeatId && strcmp(dev_seat, SeatId))
+        return;
+
+    if (!SeatId && strcmp(dev_seat, "seat0"))
+        return;
+
     if (!udev_device_get_property_value(udev_device, "ID_INPUT")) {
         LogMessageVerb(X_INFO, 10,
                        "config/udev: ignoring device %s without "
@@ -284,6 +296,9 @@ config_udev_init(void)
     udev_monitor_filter_add_match_subsystem_devtype(udev_monitor, "input", NULL);
     udev_monitor_filter_add_match_subsystem_devtype(udev_monitor, "tty", NULL); /* For Wacom serial devices */
 
+    if (SeatId && strcmp(SeatId, "seat0"))
+        udev_monitor_filter_add_match_tag(udev_monitor, SeatId);
+
     if (udev_monitor_enable_receiving(udev_monitor)) {
         ErrorF("config/udev: failed to bind the udev monitor\n");
         return 0;
@@ -296,6 +311,9 @@ config_udev_init(void)
     udev_enumerate_add_match_subsystem(enumerate, "input");
     udev_enumerate_add_match_subsystem(enumerate, "tty");
 
+    if (SeatId && strcmp(SeatId, "seat0"))
+        udev_enumerate_add_match_tag(enumerate, SeatId);
+
     udev_enumerate_scan_devices(enumerate);
     devices = udev_enumerate_get_list_entry(enumerate);
     udev_list_entry_foreach(device, devices) {
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
index 15fdbc3..c158418 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 #include "xf86Bus.h"
 #include "xf86VGAarbiter.h"
 #include "globals.h"
+#include "xserver-properties.h"
 
 #ifdef DPMSExtension
 #include <X11/extensions/dpmsconst.h>
@@ -654,6 +655,24 @@ InitOutput(ScreenInfo *pScreenInfo, int argc, char **argv)
       }
     }
 
+    if (SeatId) {
+        Atom SeatAtom;
+
+        SeatAtom = MakeAtom(SEAT_ATOM_NAME, sizeof(SEAT_ATOM_NAME) - 1, TRUE);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < xf86NumScreens; i++) {
+            int ret;
+
+            ret = xf86RegisterRootWindowProperty(xf86Screens[i]->scrnIndex,
+                                                 SeatAtom, XA_STRING, 8,
+                                                 strlen(SeatId)+1, SeatId );
+            if (ret != Success) {
+                xf86DrvMsg(xf86Screens[i]->scrnIndex, X_WARNING,
+                           "Failed to register seat property\n");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /* If a screen uses depth 24, show what the pixmap format is */
     for (i = 0; i < xf86NumScreens; i++) {
 	if (xf86Screens[i]->depth == 24) {
diff --git a/include/globals.h b/include/globals.h
index 8b80a65..17bca82 100644
--- a/include/globals.h
+++ b/include/globals.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern _X_EXPORT int defaultColorVisualClass;
 
 extern _X_EXPORT int GrabInProgress;
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool noTestExtensions;
-
+extern _X_EXPORT char *SeatId;
 extern _X_EXPORT char *ConnectionInfo;
 
 #ifdef DPMSExtension
diff --git a/include/xserver-properties.h b/include/xserver-properties.h
index 2b1feab..bf50042 100644
--- a/include/xserver-properties.h
+++ b/include/xserver-properties.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
  * byte-ordering. */
 #define XATOM_FLOAT "FLOAT"
 
+/* STRING. Seat name of this display */
+#define SEAT_ATOM_NAME "Xorg_Seat"
+
 /* BOOL. 0 - device disabled, 1 - device enabled */
 #define XI_PROP_ENABLED      "Device Enabled"
 /* BOOL. If present, device is a virtual XTEST device */
diff --git a/man/Xserver.man b/man/Xserver.man
index f743912..1a36b09 100644
--- a/man/Xserver.man
+++ b/man/Xserver.man
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ sets screen-saver timeout time in minutes.
 .B \-su
 disables save under support on all screens.
 .TP 8
+.B \-seat \fIseat\fP
+seat to run on. Takes a string identifying a seat in a platform
+specific syntax. On platforms which support this feature this may be
+used to limit the server to expose only a specific subset of devices
+connected to the system.
+.TP 8
 .B \-t \fInumber\fP
 sets pointer acceleration threshold in pixels (i.e. after how many pixels
 pointer acceleration should take effect).
diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index 36cb46f..e8ecb71 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ Bool PanoramiXExtensionDisabledHack = FALSE;
 
 int auditTrailLevel = 1;
 
+char *SeatId = NULL;
+
 #if defined(SVR4) || defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED)
 #define HAS_SAVED_IDS_AND_SETEUID
 #endif
@@ -511,6 +513,7 @@ void UseMsg(void)
     ErrorF("-render [default|mono|gray|color] set render color alloc policy\n");
     ErrorF("-retro                 start with classic stipple and cursor\n");
     ErrorF("-s #                   screen-saver timeout (minutes)\n");
+    ErrorF("-seat string           seat to run on\n");
     ErrorF("-t #                   default pointer threshold (pixels/t)\n");
     ErrorF("-terminate             terminate at server reset\n");
     ErrorF("-to #                  connection time out\n");
@@ -802,6 +805,13 @@ ProcessCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[])
 	    else
 		UseMsg();
 	}
+	else if ( strcmp( argv[i], "-seat") == 0)
+	{
+	    if(++i < argc)
+		SeatId = argv[i];
+	    else
+		UseMsg();
+	}
 	else if ( strcmp( argv[i], "-t") == 0)
 	{
 	    if(++i < argc)
-- 
1.7.6



Lennart

-- 
Lennart Poettering - Red Hat, Inc.


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