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

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Message-Id: <200609202118.27741.dtor@insightbb.com>
Date:	Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:18:27 -0400
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.19 -mm merge plans (input patches)

On Wednesday 20 September 2006 17:55, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 05:29:43PM -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>  > On 9/20/06, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org> wrote:
>  > >
>  > > remove-silly-messages-from-input-layer.patch
>  > 
>  > I firmly believe that we should keep reporting these conditions. This
>  > way we can explain why keyboard might be losing keypresses. I am open
>  > to changing the message text. Would "atkbd.c: keyboard reported error
>  > condition (FYI only)" be better?
>  
> Q: What do you expect users to do when they see the message?
>

A: Nothing. But when they tell me that sometimes they lose keystrokes I
can ask them if they see it in dmesg. And if they see it there is nothing
I can do. Again, if you could suggest a better wording that would not alarm
unsuspecting users that would be great.

-- 
Dmitry
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