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From: Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:36:49 +0000
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Subject: [9fans] why is /dev/mousein exclusive use?
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Is there a good reason to forbid multiple processes to open
the mousein device?  I can't think what trouble it could cause
(writes have to be atomic anyway because the driver will only
parse a complete input), and it makes it awkward to debug
a new mouse driver if a usb mouse is already (or has ever been)
connected.