Re: [regression] 2.6.30 leaking keys on console switch

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:43:42 EST


On 10/14/2009 12:39 AM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 09:19:50AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
>>> Btw, what kind of keyboard is this? I was playing today but I could not
>>> get my USB keyboards to report release of more than 1 key per report....
>>
>> The log was with a PS/2<->USB adapter, with a PS/2 keyboard connected
>> to a USB port through it.
>>
>
> Hmm, I don't think I have one of those... It is curious beast - we have
> software autorepeat for HID but PS/2 keyboards do autorepeat
> themselves... What will combination do?
>

Autorepeat on PS/2 keyboards is a mode setting. I would guess the HID
adapter would turn it off if it is halfway sane.

-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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