linux-kernel - Re: KDB blindly reads keyboard port

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Date:	Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:57:08 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Keith Owens <kaos@....com>
Cc:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: KDB blindly reads keyboard port

On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 12:45:50PM +1000, Keith Owens wrote:
> No support for legacy I/O ports could be a bigger problem than just
> KDB.  To fix just KDB, apply this patch over kdb-v4.4-2.6.18-common-1 and add
> 'kdb_skip_keyboard' to the boot command line on the offending hardware.

Why can't you use acpi_kbd_controller_present instead of introducing a
new option?
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