linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.19 -mm merge plans (input patches)

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Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:39:49 +0200
From:	Stefan Seyfried <seife@...e.de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.19 -mm merge plans (input patches)

On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 02:50:06PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:29:43 -0400
> "Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com> wrote:

> > > input-i8042-disable-keyboard-port-when-panicking-and-blinking.patch
> > > i8042-activate-panic-blink-only-in-x.patch
> > 
> > There was a concern that blinking is useful even when not running X.
> > Do you have any input?
> 
> No, sorry.

I found it useful for machines panicking after suspend-to-ram with the
video still dark.
I have, however, not seen a machine panicking on resume for quite some
time. They just hang :-)

-- 
Stefan Seyfried
QA / R&D Team Mobile Devices        |              "Any ideas, John?"
SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nürnberg  | "Well, surrounding them's out." 
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