linux-kernel - Re: Keyboard stops working after *lock [Was: 2.6.21-rc2-mm1]

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Date:	Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:39:50 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
cc:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...os.cz>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: Keyboard stops working after *lock [Was: 2.6.21-rc2-mm1]

On Sat, 17 Mar 2007, Jiri Slaby wrote:

> Alan Stern napsal(a):
> > On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > 
> >> So, do you mean rmmod uhci_hcd, unplug the keyboard, modprobe
> >> uhci_hcd, start usbmon, plug the keyboard, press numlock, stop usbmon,
> >> post it?
> 
> Here you are:

...

> (Remind: there is a hub inside the keyboard)

Yes.  It shows up very clearly in the log.

> >  static void uhci_free_td(struct uhci_hcd *uhci, struct uhci_td *td)
> >  {
> > -	if (!list_empty(&td->list))
> > +	if (!list_empty(&td->list)) {
> >  		dev_warn(uhci_dev(uhci), "td %p still in list!\n", td);
> > +		WARN_ON(1);
> 
> Nothing new in dmesg.

Oh well, I didn't really expect there to be.

Nothing in the log stands out.  Can you collect an equivalent log using a
version of uhci-hcd with the "eliminate skeleton QHs" patch reverted?  
Perhaps there will be a significant difference.  Although I doubt it...

I'm running out of ideas.  I tried doing exactly the same thing with a USB
keyboard+hub on my system, and it worked perfectly.  This suggests that
you might be seeing some weird hardware flaw that is somehow exposed by
the patch.

Can you borrow a different USB keyboard and see if it behaves the same 
way?  Or can you try using your keyboard on a different computer (one with 
UHCI)?

Alan Stern

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