The joystick interface

The joystick interface is provided by the joydev.o module, and the outputs appear on the /dev/input/js0, /dev/input/js1 (and so on) device nodes.

More information on programming with the joystick interface is provided in the kernel distribution (see the file Documentation/input/joystick-api.txt in a current kernel).

Force Feedback

Information on programming force feedback effects for joysticks is provided in the kernel distribution (see the file Documentation/input/ff.txt in a current kernel).