linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: adbhid - fix capslock key state after suspend

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Date:	Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:09:06 -0600
From:	Andrew McNabb <amcnabb@...abbs.org>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
Cc:	Rodney Lorrimar <rodney@...ney.id.au>, jikos@...e.cz,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: adbhid - fix capslock key state after suspend

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:58:55AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Fri 2008-03-28 01:15:56, Rodney Lorrimar wrote:
> > If the adbhid module parameter restore_capslock_events is used,
> > sometimes capslock will get stuck down after resuming.
> 
> Hmmm, why does that need to be a parameter? I mean... can we just do
> the right thing?

I agree.  There really don't seem to be any drawbacks to keeping track
of capslock state.  The worst thing that can happen is that it somehow
occasionally fails to do the right thing.

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Andrew McNabb
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