linux-kernel - Re: Linux Kernel cfs scheduler and xorg kbd

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Message-ID: <46470.81.207.0.53.1185971693.squirrel@secure.samage.net>
Date:	Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:34:53 +0200 (CEST)
From:	"Indan Zupancic" <indan@....nu>
To:	"Rene Herman" <rene.herman@...il.com>
Cc:	"Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>, "Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Michal Piotrowski" <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>,
	"CK Mailinglist" <ck@....kolivas.org>, teresa@...tka.net,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux Kernel cfs scheduler and xorg kbd

On Wed, August 1, 2007 13:01, Rene Herman wrote:
> On 08/01/2007 01:31 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
>> Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> writes:
>
>>> another reaction below in this thread reported kbd problems in vanilla
>>> 2.6.22.1 as well. What is the X versions, etc.? Does the problem go away
>>> if the X kbd driver selection is tweaked to a simpler model, say:
>>
>> Or perhaps just test with CFS reverted? It really sounds more like something
>> independent from the scheduler. Perhaps someone could put a CFS-revert-for-testing patch
>> on ftp somewhere. It's only a few git changesets so shouldn't be too difficult to
>> do.
>
> Teresa was already using 2.6.22.1, with CFS (v19.1) patched in, so reverting
> that would be a matter of patching it out again. She said she wasn't seeing
> trouble on other kernels though.
>
> I was the one who also saw keyboard trouble on 2.6.22.1 without CFS by the
> way -- and haven't (yet) seen any anymore since patching _in_ CFS v19.1...

Could the people who had or have keyboard problems try out Dmitry's
input locking patches, and see if those help: http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/24/17
And if it does, report it to him, either there or here after CCing him.

Greetings,

Indan


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