added keycode register, this is why the keyevents weren't being read`debug

1 files changed, 42 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/skey.c b/skey.c
index 906ed9d..c2b6dd2 100644
--- a/skey.c
+++ b/skey.c
@@ -345,6 +345,14 @@ int skey_update_thread (void *data) {
  * __init functions similar to __initdata
  */
 static int  __init skey_init (void) {
+	/*
+	 * keycode register loop index vars, some keycodes have to be excluded because they 
+	 * are custom, so we have to use a loop.
+	 */
+	int code_m = 0; //map
+	int code_r = 0; //row
+	int code_c = 0; //column
+	unsigned long reg_keycode = 0; // the code to register
 	printk(KERN_INFO "skey: module initiating...\n");
 	if (USE_GPIO) {
 		//indexes for row and column pin init loops
@@ -396,9 +404,40 @@ static int  __init skey_init (void) {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	// declares the event code and typesthe device emmits
-	set_bit(EV_KEY, skey_dev->evbit);
-	set_bit(EV_REL, skey_dev->evbit);
-	set_bit(KEY_CAPSLOCK, skey_dev->keybit);
+	set_bit(EV_KEY, skey_dev->evbit); //for the mousebuttons and keyboard keys
+	set_bit(EV_REL, skey_dev->evbit); // for mouse and mousewheel movements
+	//all the mouse stuff
+	set_bit(REL_X, skey_dev->relbit);
+	set_bit(REL_Y, skey_dev->relbit);
+	set_bit(REL_WHEEL, skey_dev->relbit);
+	//registers everything in skey_keymap except for the specal codes
+	while (code_m < 4) {
+		code_r = 0;
+		while(code_r < 3) {
+			code_c = 0;
+			while (code_c < 10) {
+				reg_keycode = skey_keymap[code_m][code_r][code_c];
+				//excludes all the special codes not actually sent
+				if (!(	reg_keycode == KEY_ALPHAMAP ||
+					reg_keycode == KEY_NUMBERMAP ||
+					reg_keycode == KEY_SPECIALMAP ||
+					reg_keycode == KEY_STICKYMAP ||
+					reg_keycode == KEY_MS_2ND ||
+					reg_keycode == MS_UP ||
+					reg_keycode == MS_LEFT||
+					reg_keycode == MS_RIGHT ||
+					reg_keycode == MS_DOWN ||
+					reg_keycode == MS_SCRL_UP ||
+					reg_keycode == MS_SCRL_DOWN )) {
+					//registers the code
+					set_bit(reg_keycode, skey_dev->keybit);
+				}
+				code_c++;
+			}
+			code_r++;
+		}
+		code_m++;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * skey_dev->name and skey_dev->id are metadata that are required for X11
 	 * and libinput to use skey_dev