linux-kernel - Re: KDB blindly reads keyboard port

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Message-ID: <20061110042803.GU16952@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:28:03 -0700
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 Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 03:23:20PM +1100, Keith Owens wrote:
> Bjron, could you try kdb-v4.4-2.6.19-rc5-{common,ia64}-2 on your
> problem system?  I changed kdb so it only uses the keyboard if at least
> one console matches the pattern /^tty[0-9]*$/.  IOW, if the user
> specifies an i8042 style console on the command line (or uses the
> default with CONFIG_VT=y) then kdb will attempt to use that keyboard.
> Otherwise kdb ignores a VT style console, even when the kernel is
> compiled with CONFIG_VT=y.

If I'm using an HP Integrity system with a USB keyboard, won't I still
have a console that matches ^tty[0-9]*$ ?
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