linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] atkbd.c: make the unknown key warnings controllable thru a config option

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:21:30 -0400
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	vojtech@...e.cz, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] atkbd.c: make the unknown key warnings controllable
	thru a config option

Hi Denis,

On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 10:54:23PM +0600, Denis Zaitceff wrote:
> The patch allows to configure off the logging of ATKBD_KEY_UNKNOWN
> events.  This logging can be healthy, but usually it just pollutes the
> kernel log.  And this logging may be _very_ massive.
> 

You can easily shut off the warnings by actually mapping the key,
so there is no need to add a new config option.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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