Q: interface / way to "generate" input events ?

[Ralf A. <ra...@sh...>]

Hello,

after reading input.txt in the kernel documentation my question is:
 - Is there a way / interface to generate (feed into the kernel)
   events into the kernel?
   I mean - the opposite to /dev/input/eventX (that can be read) -
   i would like to use an interface (e.g. a named pipe) that i can
   feed data into (e.g. the bytes that normally arrive from a serially
   attached device) so that they trigger events like a real device.
Background - that would permit to use a network attached input device by
just "tunneling" its data to the final destination.
It would also permit very easy simulation / test of devices. Before i try
myself - does that mechanism exist already? Which semantics / API does it
have?

best regards
 ralf