Listing 2. register.c

#include <linux/input.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/init.h>

MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

struct input_dev ex1_dev;

static int __init ex1_init(void)
{
    /* extra safe initialisation */
    memset(&ex1_dev, 0, sizeof(struct input_dev));
    init_input_dev(&ex1_dev);

    /* set up descriptive labels */
    ex1_dev.name = "Example 1 device";
    /* phys is unique on a running system */
    ex1_dev.phys = "A/Fake/Path";
    ex1_dev.id.bustype = BUS_HOST;
    ex1_dev.id.vendor = 0x0001;
    ex1_dev.id.product = 0x0001;
    ex1_dev.id.version = 0x0100;
    
    /* this device has two keys (A and B) */
    set_bit(EV_KEY, ex1_dev.evbit);
    set_bit(KEY_B, ex1_dev.keybit);
    set_bit(KEY_A, ex1_dev.keybit);
    
    /* and finally register with the input core */
    input_register_device(&ex1_dev);
    
    return 0;
}

static void __exit ex1_exit(void)
{
    input_unregister_device(&ex1_dev);
}

module_init(ex1_init);
module_exit(ex1_exit);