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From: Mike Purvis <mpurvis@clearpathrobotics.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:10:45 -0400
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Subject: Re: UsermodeHID uncertainty
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> - What is the usermode process? Do I have to start it somehow, or does
> it start on its own? Is it an already running daemon?
> - What is the communication channel between the kernel and user
> process, and how can I listen in on the traffic?
> - Is the usermode process directly managing things like devfs nodes
> (eg, /dev/input/js0), or does it communicate back to the kernel for
> that?
> - As a user, what are my options for swapping out the usermode process
> if I want to modify its behaviour? For example, handling disconnects
> or pairing in a different manner than the default?

Any thoughts on these questions?