linux-kernel - Re: [Bug #14388] keyboard under X with 2.6.31

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Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:02:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Boyan <btanastasov@...oo.co.uk>
cc:	Frédéric L. W. Meunier 
	<fredlwm@...il.com>, "Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>,
	Nix <nix@...eri.org.uk>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Paul Fulghum <paulkf@...rogate.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Ed Tomlinson <edt@....ca>,
	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
Subject: Re: [Bug #14388] keyboard under X with 2.6.31



On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> Anyway, I'm not entirely happy with this patch, and I haven't actually 
> TESTED it so it might well be totally broken [..]

It is.

Looking over the patch a bit more, at a minimum that

	if (test_and_set_bit(TTY_FLUSHING, &tty->flags)) {

line should be

	if (!test_and_set_bit(TTY_FLUSHING, &tty->flags)) {

(ie add the '!') since we want to do things if the bit wasn't set before 
(and if it was already set it all turns into a no-op).

But apart from that obvious typo, the patch still looks good even after 
looking it through a bit more. It's still TOTALLY UNTESTED, though!

		Linus
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