linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rfkill-input doesn't work until 5 minutes after boot

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Message-ID: <48E7E84B.3020508@yahoo.com>
Date:	Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:03:55 +0100
From:	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
CC:	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, IvDoorn@...il.com, hmh@....eng.br,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rfkill-input doesn't work until 5 minutes after boot

Matthew Garrett wrote:
> rfkill-input implements debounce as follows:
> 
>         if (time_after(jiffies, task->last + msecs_to_jiffies(200))) {
> 
> However, task->last is initialised to 0 while jiffies starts at -300*HZ. 
> Any input within 5 minutes of kernel start is therefore ignored. Fix by 
> initialising task->last correctly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>

Works for me (saves a huge wait to be able to do wifi toggling via a 
hotkey).

Tested-by: Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>

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